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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Where is Basil when he calls Mattie in the middle of the night as Chapter 2, Part 5 begins?
(a) Supermarket
(b) Jail
(c) Airport
(d) School

5. What does Mattie do for Basil this evening?
(a) Cleans his room
(b) Cooks dinner
(c) Mends his shirts
(d) Irons his clothes

6. What does the author want the reader to understand?
(a) What she hopes to achieve in life
(b) What she went through to write this book
(c) What she is trying to convey about the characters
(d) What she experienced as a girl

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

8. Brewster Place was especially fond of its ________________________.
(a) colored daughters
(b) family fun nights
(c) architecture
(d) landscaping

9. The author challenges the reader to think in terms of ________________ when encountering the women's stories.
(a) human foibles
(b) false expectations
(c) high moral standards
(d) dreams unrealized

10. Where does Mattie's friend move for some excitement in her life?
(a) Las Vegas
(b) Charlotte
(c) Los Angeles
(d) Harlem

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

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

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

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

15. Mattie's father's love for her was _____________.
(a) sporadic
(b) painful
(c) unfulfilling
(d) legendary

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Basil at the beginning of this chapter?

2. Where is Brewster place located?

3. How old is Basil as the chapter ends?

4. The women of Brewster Place came, went and ______________________.

5. What does Mattie tell her father about the father of her unborn child?

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