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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Etta call her relationships with men?
(a) A thrill a minute
(b) Bane of her existence
(c) Business opportunities
(d) Last chances

4. What does the Opening Poem tell the reader the book will be about?
(a) Dreams unrealized
(b) World peace
(c) Marriage and divorce
(d) Guilty pleasures

5. How does Mattie's mother stop Mattie's father's rage?
(a) She fires a shotgun blast
(b) She calls the police
(c) She whacks him with a board
(d) She hits him with a frying pan

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Etta set her sights on at the event?

3. What reminds Kiswana about her boyfriend's lovemaking?

4. How old is Basil at the beginning of this chapter?

5. Who will Eugene not allow to watch Serena?

(see the answer key)

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