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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What food has been prepared from Ciel's grandmother's recipe?
(a) Manicotti
(b) Angel Food Cake
(c) Chocolate cake
(d) Strawberry cheesecake

2. What does Ciel think about her baby?
(a) She thinks she looks like Eugene
(b) She worries about her future
(c) She is the most beautiful thing she has ever seen
(d) She is the only thing she has ever loved without pain

3. Which people learn best how not to place hope on deferred dreams?
(a) Philosophers
(b) Women
(c) Men
(d) No one

4. Why is Kiswana's mother especially exasperated with her?
(a) She does not have a phone
(b) She will not visit more often
(c) She is not married
(d) She wil not go to school

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

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

7. About what does Mattie lightly chide Cora Lee?
(a) Taking voice lessons
(b) Cutting her hair
(c) Learning to cook
(d) Stop making babies

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

9. What does Kiswana realize about her mother's physical appearance?
(a) She has colored her hair
(b) She has lost weight
(c) She has pierced ears
(d) She has her toenails polished

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

11. Who are the two women that the other women in Brewster Place are suspicious of?
(a) Mattie and Ciel
(b) Kiswana and Cora Lee
(c) Lorraine and Theresa
(d) Mattie and Etta

12. What did Cora Lee love as a child?
(a) Puppies
(b) Rainbows
(c) Baby dolls
(d) New dresses

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

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

15. What act of comfort does Mattie provide for Ciel?
(a) A hot meal
(b) A massage
(c) A warm bath
(d) A cup of tea

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Ben call his "morning sun"?

3. What does Mattie tell Etta that Etta needs?

4. Which character returns to Mattie's life in Chapter 3?

5. Which of the following is not a reaction when a dream dies?

(see the answer keys)

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