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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was Mattie doing when Butch Fuller flirted with her as a girl?
(a) Hanging out the laundry
(b) Planting flowers
(c) Feeding the chickens
(d) Washing the car

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

4. The women of Brewster Place came, went and ______________________.
(a) grew old beyond their years
(b) came back again
(c) never returned
(d) never looked back

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

6. Why does the author use these literary elements?
(a) To make the book more appealing to more people
(b) To help the reader understand
(c) To make the book more entertaining
(d) To make the book easier to read

7. How old is Basil at the beginning of this chapter?
(a) 4
(b) 6
(c) 8
(d) 5

8. What does Mattie try to find the next day?
(a) A new outfit
(b) A new job
(c) Another room to rent
(d) A doctor

9. What does Basil want from Mattie?
(a) Bail money
(b) A good meal
(c) A new car
(d) Unconditional love

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

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

12. "Or does it _____________?"
(a) implode
(b) swirl
(c) wither
(d) explode

13. What is the subject of the Opening Poem?
(a) A dream
(b) A disappointment
(c) A wish
(d) A betrayal

14. Miss Eva says men just do not agree with her like _______________.
(a) dairy products
(b) tacos
(c) pizza
(d) fried onions

15. How many husbands has the answer to #69 had?
(a) 3
(b) 2
(c) 1
(d) 5

Short Answer Questions

1. The new tenants "clung to the _______________ with a desperate acceptance."

2. Why does Mattie move into Brewster Place?

3. Which of the following distinctive characteristics did this new group not have?

4. What is another literary element that the author uses throughout the book?

5. Mattie is so angry she wants to ______________________.

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