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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who replaced the Mediterraneans when they moved out of Brewster Place?
(a) Irish families
(b) Hispanic families
(c) Asian families
(d) "Afric" children

2. Where is Brewster place located?
(a) The desert
(b) The country
(c) A poor, worthless part of town
(d) An upscale area

3. What song does Ben sing when he is drinking?
(a) "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"
(b) "Who Let the Dogs Out"
(c) "We Are Family"
(d) "She's a Brick House"

4. What is the nationality of people now moving into the neighborhood?
(a) Mediterranean
(b) Spanish
(c) English
(d) Asian

5. What is Ben's occupation?
(a) Maintenance man
(b) Milkman
(c) Policeman
(d) Minister

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the author use these literary elements?

2. "What happens to a dream ___________?"

3. What does the Opening Poem tell the reader the book will be about?

4. What is Brewster Place?

5. "Or crust over like ____________________?"

(see the answer key)

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