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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is the author of the Opening Poem?
(a) Shel Silverstein
(b) Sylvia Plath
(c) Langston Hughes
(d) Gloria Naylor
2. What does Mattie do for Basil this evening?
(a) Mends his shirts
(b) Irons his clothes
(c) Cleans his room
(d) Cooks dinner
3. What song does Ben sing when he is drinking?
(a) "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"
(b) "We Are Family"
(c) "She's a Brick House"
(d) "Who Let the Dogs Out"
4. Where is Brewster place located?
(a) A poor, worthless part of town
(b) The country
(c) An upscale area
(d) The desert
5. Where does Mattie's friend move for some excitement in her life?
(a) Las Vegas
(b) Charlotte
(c) Los Angeles
(d) Harlem
6. Mattie notes that her son is looking just like whom?
(a) Mattie's father
(b) Fred
(c) Mattie
(d) Butch
7. Who is the only boy Mattie's father approves of spending time with Mattie?
(a) Jay Wilkes
(b) Fred Wilson
(c) Marlon Dupree
(d) Jimmy Jones
8. About what did Ben mumble?
(a) Taxes
(b) An unfaithful wife and lame daughter
(c) The price of wine
(d) The political process
9. What does Basil tell Mattie?
(a) He has killed a man
(b) He needs money
(c) The store is out of strawberries
(d) He needs a ride home
10. What serious illness did Mattie have when she was little?
(a) Scarlet Fever
(b) Diabetes
(c) Swine Flu
(d) Malaria
11. Mattie's father's love for her was _____________.
(a) painful
(b) unfulfilling
(c) sporadic
(d) legendary
12. How old is Basil as the chapter ends?
(a) 23
(b) 18
(c) 30
(d) 13
13. What did Basil do to the police officer?
(a) Kicked him
(b) Shot him
(c) Punched him in the gut
(d) Broke his wrist
14. Who do Mattie and Butch encounter on the road to the field?
(a) The mayor
(b) Mattie's father
(c) Butch's mother
(d) The church deacon
15. Mattie knows that Basil is ____________________.
(a) irresponsible
(b) charming
(c) aggressive
(d) ambitious
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is the last grandchild of the person in #69?
2. What kind of company employs Mattie?
3. What does the attorney tell Mattie?
4. Who does Mattie go to visit a week later?
5. How old is Basil at the beginning of this chapter?
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