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

Short Answer Questions

1. With which of the following items do the women not chip away the brick wall?

2. Which of the following is not one of the odors wiped away when a street dies?

3. Whose funeral is Eugene going to attend?

4. What does the end of the chapter reveal about the events taking place in this chapter?

5. What does the person in #122 ask Ben?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the symbolism of the sugar cane that Mattie sucks on during her afternoon with Butch. What possible meanings does the sugar cane have?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Mattie. What is her physical appearance. What emotional traits does she have? Why does she become the matriarch for the women of Brewster Place?

Essay Topic 3

Mattie has had only three men important to her life and they all claimed to love her but ended up wounding her. Explain why Mattie's pain kept her from seeking out any other male relationships in her life.

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