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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Mattie's father not speaking to her?
(a) She stopped going to church
(b) She quit school
(c) She cursed at him
(d) She is pregnant

2. What does Kiswana accuse her father and mother of doing?
(a) Loving her brother more than her
(b) Denying her an education
(c) Selling out to white brainwashing
(d) Beating her as a child

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

4. What is Ben's occupation?
(a) Maintenance man
(b) Milkman
(c) Minister
(d) Policeman

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the profession of Kiswana's parents?

2. What does Kiswana find Cora Lee's son, Sammy, doing?

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

4. What does Basil tell Mattie?

5. What had Lorraine's father done when he found out Lorraine is a lesbian?

(see the answer key)

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