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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Kiswana's mother think Kiswana does not belong in Brewster Place?
(a) She is too smart
(b) She is too young
(c) She will do drugs
(d) She is not poor

2. What does Cora Lee refer to as "the thing in the dark"?
(a) Monsters
(b) Bad memories
(c) Sex
(d) Evil people

3. Which of the following is not a reaction when a dream dies?
(a) Joy
(b) Sadness
(c) Hopelessness
(d) Resignation

4. What will happen to the women of Brewster Place?
(a) They will move to another neighborhood
(b) They will move out willingly
(c) They will fight to keep their home
(d) They will build another complex

5. Which character returns to Mattie's life in Chapter 3?
(a) Sophie Williams
(b) Etta Mae Johnson
(c) Julia Johnson
(d) Marlon Michaels

6. Who will serve as Cora Lee's mentor now?
(a) Ben
(b) Kiswana
(c) Etta
(d) Mattie

7. What does the end of the chapter reveal about the events taking place in this chapter?
(a) Ben is not really dead
(b) Cora Lee has made everything up
(c) It has all been a dream of Mattie's
(d) Basil has been shot and killed

8. What reminds Kiswana about her boyfriend's lovemaking?
(a) Her toenail polish
(b) Her rumpled sheets
(c) Her record albums
(d) Dirty wine glasses

9. Who does Lorraine encounter when walking home from a party?
(a) C.C. Baker and his gang
(b) Ben
(c) Sophie
(d) Cora Lee

10. What does Etta call her relationships with men?
(a) Last chances
(b) Bane of her existence
(c) Business opportunities
(d) A thrill a minute

11. What prevents the people of Brewster Place from congregating at the wall to discuss Ben's death?
(a) Unrelenting rain
(b) Police orders
(c) Snowstorms
(d) C.C. Baker

12. Which of the following has not torn away the last generation of children from Brewster Place?
(a) Community development
(b) Court orders
(c) Eviction notices
(d) No heat

13. What does Ben call his "morning sun"?
(a) His girlfriend
(b) His prayers
(c) Cheap red wine
(d) His daughter

14. Who is the one who helps Ciel recover from her grief?
(a) Etta
(b) Ben
(c) Eugene
(d) Mattie

15. For how long has it been raining continuously?
(a) Two weeks
(b) Five days
(c) One week
(d) One month

Short Answer Questions

1. The music of which recording artist is the background for Etta's story?

2. Which of the following items does Theresa not throw at Sophie across the air shaft?

3. What purpose does the Shakespeare play have for Cora Lee?

4. Why does Theresa's cab speed away?

5. How does Serena die?

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