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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who visits Ben on this morning?
(a) Eugene
(b) Mattie
(c) Ciel
(d) Etta

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

3. What kind of company employs Mattie?
(a) Food processing
(b) Pharmace
(c) Bookbindery
(d) Auto manufacturing

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kiswana accuse her mother of being?

2. What is the demographic of the area where Brewster Place is located?

3. Where does Basil live at the end of the chapter?

4. What does Kiswana realize about her mother's physical appearance?

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

(see the answer key)

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