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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 distinctive characteristics did this new group not have?
(a) Religion
(b) Foods
(c) Codes
(d) Smells

2. "Or crust over like ____________________?"
(a) syrupy sweet
(b) maple syrup
(c) caramel candy
(d) maple candy

3. Where is Basil when he calls Mattie in the middle of the night as Chapter 2, Part 5 begins?
(a) School
(b) Airport
(c) Jail
(d) Supermarket

4. Who is the author of the Opening Poem?
(a) Sylvia Plath
(b) Shel Silverstein
(c) Gloria Naylor
(d) Langston Hughes

5. Mattie's father's love for her was _____________.
(a) painful
(b) unfulfilling
(c) legendary
(d) sporadic

Short Answer Questions

1. About what does Mattie secretly wonder?

2. Of what does a cooking odor remind Mattie?

3. Miss Eva says men just do not agree with her like _______________.

4. Where does Basil spend the next two weeks?

5. Which of the following does not describe the black women of Brewster Place?

Short Essay Questions

1. Ciel has so much love to give but she places it in the hands of the wrong man. Explain Ciel's unfortunate choices while looking for love.

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

3. Cite instances that support the theme of mentoring women in the book.

4. What is Mattie's father's role in her life?

5. Explain the circumstances of Basil's arrest and his manipulation of Mattie while incarcerated.

6. Explain how Butch's behavior with women foreshadows the lives of all the women to come in the story.

7. Who is Etta Mae Johnson?

8. Who is the author of this book?

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

10. How are Mattie and Ciel's lives the same? How are they different?

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