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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Etta call her relationships with men?

2. Which of the following best describes Kiswana Browne?

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

4. Where does Eugene say he is going for a job?

5. What does Ciel think about her baby?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe the character of Ben. Why is he important to the story? Why does his appearance in Chapter 1 foreshadow the other men to come in the story?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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