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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the demographic of the area where Brewster Place is located?
(a) All Hispanic
(b) All black
(c) All white
(d) Segregated, multi-racial

2. "What happens to a dream ___________?"
(a) that dies
(b) crushed
(c) deferred
(d) realized

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The author challenges the reader to think in terms of ________________ when encountering the women's stories.

2. "Does it stink like _________________?"

3. The women of Brewster Place came, went and ______________________.

4. What is another literary element that the author uses throughout the book?

5. Who is the author of the Opening Poem?

(see the answer key)

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