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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 has Mattie brought with her from her last house?
(a) Garden decorations
(b) Houseplants
(c) Silk flowers
(d) Plastic ferns

2. Why does the author use these literary elements?
(a) To make the book more appealing to more people
(b) To help the reader understand
(c) To make the book easier to read
(d) To make the book more entertaining

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

4. What is Brewster Place?
(a) A community center
(b) A boutique hotel
(c) A shopping center
(d) A series of tenement apartments

5. "Does it dry up like ____________________?"
(a) yesterday's meat loaf
(b) a raisin in the sun
(c) affections
(d) the desert

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Basil want from Mattie?

3. What does Butch invite Mattie to do?

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

5. Who does Mattie's father blame for her pregnancy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What theme of the book does Mattie embody?

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

3. What literary elements does the author use throughout the book?

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

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

6. Who is the author of this book?

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

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

9. What is the sadness of Mattie's life as far as Basil, the man, is concerned?

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

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