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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The new tenants "clung to the _______________ with a desperate acceptance."
(a) streets
(b) religion
(c) building
(d) culture

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

3. What is Brewster Place?
(a) A boutique hotel
(b) A community center
(c) A shopping center
(d) A series of tenement apartments

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

5. Brewster Place was especially fond of its ________________________.
(a) landscaping
(b) colored daughters
(c) architecture
(d) family fun nights

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does not describe the black women of Brewster Place?

2. The people of Brewster Place could be called a _________________.

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

4. What is the subject of the Opening Poem?

5. What song does Ben sing when he is drinking?

(see the answer key)

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