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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The women of Brewster Place came, went and ______________________.
(a) came back again
(b) grew old beyond their years
(c) never looked back
(d) never returned

2. "Does it dry up like ____________________?"
(a) the desert
(b) yesterday's meat loaf
(c) affections
(d) a raisin in the sun

3. What does Mattie's father want the answer to #55 to do?
(a) Marry Mattie
(b) Pay for an abortion
(c) Repent for his sins
(d) Move into their house

4. 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

5. About what did Ben mumble?
(a) The price of wine
(b) The political process
(c) Taxes
(d) An unfaithful wife and lame daughter

Short Answer Questions

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

2. "Or does it _____________?"

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

4. Why does the author use these literary elements?

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

(see the answer key)

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