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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Does it stink like _________________?"
(a) a locker room
(b) rotten meat
(c) old shoes
(d) a garbage pail

2. Which of the following best describes Kiswana Browne?
(a) Sullen
(b) Imaginative
(c) Fatalistic
(d) Depressed

3. According to Etta, "All the good men are either dead or _______________________."
(a) married to someone else
(b) priests
(c) waiting to be born
(d) gay

4. What does Mattie notice about her apartment?
(a) It needs new windows
(b) It is much too small
(c) It is painted a horrible color
(d) It will not get much sun

5. Who is the author of this book?
(a) Oprah Winfrey
(b) Gloria Naylor
(c) Halle Berry
(d) Harper Lee

Short Answer Questions

1. To what city does Mattie travel?

2. "Or does it _____________?"

3. What does Cora Lee refer to as "the thing in the dark"?

4. The women of Brewster Place came, went and ______________________.

5. The music of which recording artist is the background for Etta's story?

(see the answer key)

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