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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of the Opening Poem?
(a) Langston Hughes
(b) Shel Silverstein
(c) Sylvia Plath
(d) Gloria Naylor

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

3. What is the subject of the Opening Poem?
(a) A disappointment
(b) A betrayal
(c) A dream
(d) A wish

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From where did many of these new tenants migrate?

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

3. What is one of the literary elements that the author uses throughout the book?

4. Which of the following distinctive characteristics did this new group not have?

5. Who is the story about?

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