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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Mattie invite Etta to go with her?
(a) The movies
(b) Church
(c) Shopping
(d) A dance

2. How old is Basil as the chapter ends?
(a) 18
(b) 23
(c) 30
(d) 13

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

4. To what city does Mattie travel?
(a) Eastman, Georgia
(b) Clayton, Georgia
(c) Asheville, North Carolina
(d) Beaufort, South Carolina

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mattie do for Basil this evening?

2. Which people learn best how not to place hope on deferred dreams?

3. "What happens to a dream ___________?"

4. What is the subject of the Opening Poem?

5. According to Etta, "All the good men are either dead or _______________________."

(see the answer key)

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