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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ben call his "morning sun"?

2. What purpose does the Shakespeare play have for Cora Lee?

3. Who does Etta set her sights on at the event?

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

5. What do the women of Brewster Place learn about the women in question #145?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the irony in the friendship between Ben and Lorraine. Why is his death at her hand especially tragic and ironic?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the importance of Miss Eva in Mattie's life. How does she help Mattie both short and long term? How does she instinctively show Mattie how to be a loving support later in her life too?

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