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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What object do the women pass around the table until someone throws it onto the street?
(a) A bloody brick
(b) A stale loaf of bread
(c) A dirty hot dog
(d) An eviction notice

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

4. Which of the following items does Theresa not throw at Sophie across the air shaft?
(a) Onions
(b) Peppers
(c) Eggs
(d) Soda

5. Who will Eugene not allow to watch Serena?
(a) Ben
(b) Mattie
(c) Etta
(d) Marge

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

7. How many children does Cora Lee have now in Brewster Place?
(a) 7
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 5

8. What happens to Lorraine the night she walks home from the party?
(a) She is robbed
(b) She is gang raped
(c) She is run over by a cab
(d) She is shot

9. Whose funeral is Eugene going to attend?
(a) His mother's
(b) His best friend's
(c) His ex-wife's
(d) His baby daughter's

10. Mattie says that she has loved some women deeper than she has loved ________________.
(a) her religion
(b) her child
(c) any man
(d) her parents

11. Who is the most outspoken person at Brewster Place against Lorraine and Theresa?
(a) Sophie
(b) Etta
(c) Kiswana
(d) Mattie

12. What does the character in #97 carry under her arms?
(a) A bundle of clothes
(b) Music albums
(c) Newspapers
(d) A bunch of flowers

13. What type of vehicle does the character in #97 arrive in at Brewster Place?
(a) Dodge
(b) VW
(c) Chevrolet
(d) Cadillac

14. The music of which recording artist is the background for Etta's story?
(a) Miles Davis
(b) Wynton Marsalis
(c) Billie Holiday
(d) Etta James

15. From what city does Ciel return to Brewster Place?
(a) Las Vegas
(b) Albuquerque
(c) Atlanta
(d) San Francisco

Short Answer Questions

1. The women realize that the fluid on the bricks is ___________ not blood.

2. What does Cora Lee give to Theresa to throw?

3. What does the end of the chapter reveal about the events taking place in this chapter?

4. What is Maggie's nickname for Etta?

5. Who does Etta set her sights on at the event?

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