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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. Of what does a cooking odor remind Mattie?
(a) BBQ ribs
(b) Spaghetti
(c) Sugar cane
(d) Fudge

2. How does Mattie's mother stop Mattie's father's rage?
(a) She calls the police
(b) She fires a shotgun blast
(c) She hits him with a frying pan
(d) She whacks him with a board

3. What does Mattie try to find the next day?
(a) A doctor
(b) A new job
(c) A new outfit
(d) Another room to rent

4. The new tenants "clung to the _______________ with a desperate acceptance."
(a) religion
(b) streets
(c) culture
(d) building

5. What kind of company employs Mattie?
(a) Pharmace
(b) Bookbindery
(c) Food processing
(d) Auto manufacturing

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mattie discover when she returns from work?

2. What does Mattie's father want the answer to #55 to do?

3. How old is Basil at the beginning of this chapter?

4. Where does Mattie's friend move for some excitement in her life?

5. What is Brewster Place?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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.

2. What are the possibilities for a dream deferred as asked in Langston Hughes' poem?

3. Describe Cora Lee's obsession with babies.

4. Has Kiswana let her daydreaming run to the extreme? Explain.

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

6. Explain Kiswana's situation and how it contrasts with her family background.

7. Who is Etta Mae Johnson?

8. Explain the significance of music in Etta's life.

9. Who is the first black man to move into Brewster Place?

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

(see the answer keys)

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