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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. What did the tenants know when they heard Ben singing this song?
(a) He would dance all over the complex
(b) He would get really depressed
(c) It was useless to try to get him to fix anything at this point
(d) He would be in a really good mood

2. Which of the following distinctive characteristics did this new group not have?
(a) Codes
(b) Foods
(c) Smells
(d) Religion

3. What does Mattie's father do to her to coerce her to name the baby's father?
(a) Gives her money
(b) Threatens to disown her
(c) Bribes her with candy
(d) Beats her

4. What does the Opening Poem tell the reader the book will be about?
(a) Guilty pleasures
(b) Dreams unrealized
(c) World peace
(d) Marriage and divorce

5. How old is Basil at the beginning of this chapter?
(a) 8
(b) 4
(c) 6
(d) 5

Short Answer Questions

1. The hopes for Brewster Place lie in _________________________ of the city.

2. What does the author want the reader to understand?

3. Of what does a cooking odor remind Mattie?

4. What does Butch invite Mattie to do?

5. What does Mattie notice about her apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the personality characteristics of Brewster Place?

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

3. Compare and contrast Etta and Mattie.

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

5. How does Cora Lee differ in her view of the necessity of having a man?

6. What is Cora Lee's background?

7. According to the author, what happens when a street dies?

8. Describe how Brewster Place is separated from the city's growth.

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

10. How does Mattie show more maturity even though she is younger than Etta?

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