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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does not describe the black women of Brewster Place?
(a) Hard-edged
(b) Arrogant
(c) Easily pleased
(d) Brutally demanding

2. "Or fester ________________ and then run?"
(a) for days
(b) like an insult
(c) forever
(d) like a sore

3. Why is Mattie's father not speaking to her?
(a) She stopped going to church
(b) She is pregnant
(c) She cursed at him
(d) She quit school

4. Who do Mattie and Butch encounter on the road to the field?
(a) Butch's mother
(b) The mayor
(c) The church deacon
(d) Mattie's father

5. Why is Mattie angry at Miss Eva?
(a) For charging her too much rent
(b) For disciplining Basil
(c) For making her feel ashamed of loving her son so much
(d) For reading her mail

Short Answer Questions

1. Mattie notes that her son is looking just like whom?

2. What separates Brewster Place from a new business district?

3. Where does Basil live at the end of the chapter?

4. What is Ben's occupation?

5. How many husbands has the answer to #69 had?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Miss Eva's role in Mattie's life?

2. On what grounds do Ben and Lorraine form an unlikely friendship?

3. What theme of the book does Mattie embody?

4. What are the motivations for Sophie's hateful behavior?

5. Describe Cora Lee's obsession with babies.

6. How is it that Kiswana cannot see the blood on the bricks, only rain water?

7. The theme of baptism is an important one in the book. Explain why the rain that starts on the day of Ben's funeral is so significant.

8. How has Mattie evolved to become the wise, loving matriarch of Brewster Place?

9. What are the personality characteristics of Brewster Place?

10. How does Basil symbolize most of the men encountered by the women of Brewster Place?

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