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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Mattie's father do to her to coerce her to name the baby's father?
(a) Bribes her with candy
(b) Beats her
(c) Threatens to disown her
(d) Gives her money

3. Which of the following distinctive characteristics did this new group not have?
(a) Foods
(b) Religion
(c) Smells
(d) Codes

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

5. Who replaced the Mediterraneans when they moved out of Brewster Place?
(a) Asian families
(b) Hispanic families
(c) Irish families
(d) "Afric" children

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the only boy Mattie's father approves of spending time with Mattie?

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

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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