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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The people of Brewster Place could be called a _________________.
(a) disaster
(b) micro-society
(c) community
(d) accident waiting to happen

2. What has Mattie brought with her from her last house?
(a) Garden decorations
(b) Plastic ferns
(c) Silk flowers
(d) Houseplants

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

4. What does Mattie notice about her apartment?
(a) It will not get much sun
(b) It is painted a horrible color
(c) It needs new windows
(d) It is much too small

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

6. Who is the only boy Mattie's father approves of spending time with Mattie?
(a) Marlon Dupree
(b) Jay Wilkes
(c) Fred Wilson
(d) Jimmy Jones

7. What does Mattie name her newborn son?
(a) Sage
(b) Butch Jr.
(c) Basil
(d) Bobby

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

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

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

11. The thought of _________________ convinces Mattie to go with Butch.
(a) fresh herbs for dinner
(b) defying her mother
(c) kissing Butch
(d) fresh cane molasses

12. Why does Mattie move into Brewster Place?
(a) She needs assisted living
(b) She wants a smaller place
(c) She needs to be around people
(d) She lost her home to a bail bondsman

13. Where does Mattie find comfort in her life?
(a) Food
(b) Motherhood
(c) Church
(d) Music

14. Of what does a cooking odor remind Mattie?
(a) Fudge
(b) Spaghetti
(c) BBQ ribs
(d) Sugar cane

15. Who does Mattie go to visit a week later?
(a) Butch's cousin, Emma
(b) Her grandmother
(c) Her friend, Etta
(d) The church deacon

Short Answer Questions

1. The author challenges the reader to think in terms of ________________ when encountering the women's stories.

2. Where does Basil spend the next two weeks?

3. Who does Mattie's father blame for her pregnancy?

4. What does Basil tell Mattie during this time?

5. Why is Mattie angry at Miss Eva?

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