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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From where did many of these new tenants migrate?
(a) The South
(b) Texas
(c) Washington
(d) California

2. The people of Brewster Place could be called a _________________.
(a) disaster
(b) community
(c) accident waiting to happen
(d) micro-society

3. The author challenges the reader to think in terms of ________________ when encountering the women's stories.
(a) false expectations
(b) dreams unrealized
(c) high moral standards
(d) human foibles

4. What did the tenants know when they heard Ben singing this song?
(a) It was useless to try to get him to fix anything at this point
(b) He would be in a really good mood
(c) He would get really depressed
(d) He would dance all over the complex

5. What separates Brewster Place from a new business district?
(a) A high fence
(b) A one-way street
(c) A wall
(d) Prejudice

Short Answer Questions

1. "What happens to a dream ___________?"

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

3. Who is the author of this book?

4. What is the subject of the Opening Poem?

5. What is the nationality of people now moving into the neighborhood?

(see the answer key)

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