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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. To what city does Mattie travel?
(a) Eastman, Georgia
(b) Clayton, Georgia
(c) Asheville, North Carolina
(d) Beaufort, South Carolina

2. "Does it stink like _________________?"
(a) old shoes
(b) a locker room
(c) rotten meat
(d) a garbage pail

3. What song does Ben sing when he is drinking?
(a) "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"
(b) "She's a Brick House"
(c) "Who Let the Dogs Out"
(d) "We Are Family"

4. How old is Basil as the chapter ends?
(a) 18
(b) 30
(c) 23
(d) 13

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the tenants know when they heard Ben singing this song?

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

3. What has Miss Eva still not told Mattie after five years?

4. From where did many of these new tenants migrate?

5. What is the demographic of the area where Brewster Place is located?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Mattie's pain at the realization of Basil's cruelty toward her.

2. Describe the third generation of people to move into Brewster Place.

3. Explain how Kiswana's mother tries to show Kiswana what it means to be a strong black woman.

4. How is Mattie's character just like her father as she grows up?

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

6. What theme of the book does Mattie embody?

7. Describe the metaphor that the author uses to describe Butch.

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

9. On what grounds do Ben and Lorraine form an unlikely friendship?

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

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