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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the last grandchild of the person in #69?
(a) Lori
(b) Lu Ann
(c) Lucielia
(d) Lucinda

2. What does Mattie discover when she returns from work?
(a) Basil has supper ready
(b) Basil is asleep
(c) Basil is gone
(d) Basil has cleaned the house

3. What does Mattie tell her father about the father of her unborn child?
(a) It is not Eddie's baby
(b) It is not Marlon's baby
(c) It is not Butch's baby
(d) It is not Fred's baby

4. "What happens to a dream ___________?"
(a) crushed
(b) realized
(c) deferred
(d) that dies

5. What is the nationality of people now moving into the neighborhood?
(a) Asian
(b) Mediterranean
(c) Spanish
(d) English

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

7. Who invites Mattie and Basil to live in her home?
(a) Etta's mother
(b) Miss Eva
(c) Mattie's grandmother
(d) Mattie's sister

8. How is the information about the characters to be presented?
(a) In individual stories
(b) In long verse
(c) In bullet points
(d) In poems

9. Who does Mattie's father believe is the father of Mattie's unborn child?
(a) Jamie
(b) Butch
(c) Marlon
(d) Fred

10. Who is the story about?
(a) Schoolchildren
(b) Professors
(c) Dock workers
(d) Various women

11. "Or crust over like ____________________?"
(a) maple syrup
(b) caramel candy
(c) syrupy sweet
(d) maple candy

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

13. "Maybe it just _____________ like a heavy load."
(a) sags
(b) lies
(c) hangs
(d) weighs

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

15. What did Basil do to the police officer?
(a) Broke his wrist
(b) Punched him in the gut
(c) Shot him
(d) Kicked him

Short Answer Questions

1. The hopes for Brewster Place lie in _________________________ of the city.

2. "Or does it _____________?"

3. Why does Mattie move into Brewster Place?

4. What does Mattie do when Miss Eva dies?

5. What does the attorney tell Mattie?

(see the answer keys)

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