View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What season is it when Mattie Michael moves into Brewster Place?
(a) Summer
(b) Winter
(c) Fall
(d) Spring

2. The thought of _________________ convinces Mattie to go with Butch.
(a) kissing Butch
(b) fresh herbs for dinner
(c) defying her mother
(d) fresh cane molasses

3. What is the nationality of people now moving into the neighborhood?
(a) Asian
(b) Spanish
(c) Mediterranean
(d) English

4. About what does Mattie secretly wonder?
(a) Why she does not miss a man in her bed
(b) What happened to Butch
(c) Evolution vs. Creation
(d) Miss Eva's husbands

5. What does Mattie notice about her apartment?
(a) It is much too small
(b) It is painted a horrible color
(c) It needs new windows
(d) It will not get much sun

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mattie's father do when she was sick?

2. "Or does it _____________?"

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

4. Why is Mattie's father not speaking to her?

5. Why is Miss Eva scolding Mattie?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the author of this book?

2. What can the tenants tell from Ben's singing?

3. Describe Cora Lee's obsession with babies.

4. What is the behavior of the men during the week of rain after Ben's death?

5. How does the author choose to open the book?

6. How does Theresa finally realize that she is part of the women of Brewster Place in spite of the differences people tried to create?

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

8. What is Cora Lee's background?

9. According to the author, what happens when a dream dies?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,024 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample