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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 not poor
(b) She is too smart
(c) She is too young
(d) She will do drugs

2. When did Coral Lee have her first child?
(a) As a senior in high school
(b) As a sophomore in high school
(c) As an eighth grader
(d) Just after high school graduation

3. What is Kiswana's birth name?
(a) Melanie
(b) Melody
(c) Marianne
(d) Mimi

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

5. Who is Ciel?
(a) The woman who lives with Eugene
(b) Ben's mother
(c) Etta's sister
(d) Mattie's daughter

6. What does the person in #122 ask Ben?
(a) If he is going to the funeral
(b) If he wants to go to a ballgame
(c) If he will fix his sink
(d) If he wants to play poker

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

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

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

10. Who does Kiswana see from her apartment window?
(a) Mattie
(b) Her mother
(c) Ben
(d) Teenagers

11. Who does Etta set her sights on at the event?
(a) A policeman
(b) A dance instructor
(c) A film star
(d) A visiting minister

12. What is Maggie's nickname for Etta?
(a) Edible
(b) Tut
(c) Jetta
(d) Oughta

13. Why does Theresa's cab speed away?
(a) He gets a better fare
(b) He doesn't want his tires slashed
(c) He wants to beat rush hour traffic
(d) The driver is afraid of a riot

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Serena die?

2. What do unrealized dreams become for women?

3. According to Etta, "All the good men are either dead or _______________________."

4. Where does Kiswana take Cora Lee and her children?

5. Whose funeral is Eugene going to attend?

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