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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the author use these literary elements?
(a) To make the book more entertaining
(b) To make the book easier to read
(c) To make the book more appealing to more people
(d) To help the reader understand

2. "Does it stink like _________________?"
(a) a garbage pail
(b) old shoes
(c) rotten meat
(d) a locker room

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

4. Which of the following does not describe the black women of Brewster Place?
(a) Hard-edged
(b) Easily pleased
(c) Arrogant
(d) Brutally demanding

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the subject of the Opening Poem?

2. "Or fester ________________ and then run?"

3. What is Ben's occupation?

4. "Or does it _____________?"

5. How is the information about the characters to be presented?

(see the answer key)

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