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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The music of which recording artist is the background for Etta's story?

2. Why is Kiswana's mother especially exasperated with her?

3. According to Etta, "All the good men are either dead or _______________________."

4. Who are the two women that the other women in Brewster Place are suspicious of?

5. Which of the following is not a reaction when a dream dies?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the significance of the Langston Hughes poem used at the beginning of the book. Why did the author choose Hughes' work?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Mattie and Etta. How are they different? How are they similar? What does each bring to the relationship that allows it to continue for so many years?

Essay Topic 3

How does Mattie unwittingly create in Basil the type of man who will hurt women including herself? Do you think she knows what she did wrong? Do you think she would change anything about raising Basil if she could do it all over again?

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