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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is another literary element that the author uses throughout the book?
(a) Church hymns
(b) Nursery rhymes
(c) TV jingles
(d) Song lyrics

2. "Or fester ________________ and then run?"
(a) like a sore
(b) for days
(c) forever
(d) like an insult

3. What does Mattie tell Etta that Etta needs?
(a) A husband
(b) A facelift
(c) A good job
(d) A bigger house

4. What bites Basil's cheek one night?
(a) A child
(b) A mosquito
(c) A rat
(d) A dog

5. Which of the following does not describe the black women of Brewster Place?
(a) Brutally demanding
(b) Hard-edged
(c) Easily pleased
(d) Arrogant

Short Answer Questions

1. What separates Brewster Place from a new business district?

2. What is the subject of the Opening Poem?

3. What does Kiswana's mother think Kiswana is doing instead of looking for a job?

4. What does Mattie discover when she returns from work?

5. What has Mattie brought with her from her last house?

(see the answer key)

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