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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Parts Five and Six.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Art the girls are now specializing in various art forms. Which of the following is something many of them have NOT done?
(a) Sung in church choirs.
(b) Taken free after-school art lessons.
(c) Taken ballet classes at the Y.
(d) Taken private art lessons with local but famous artists.

2. Why do girls decide it is in their best interest to initially ignore the boy who cursed at Trish?
(a) He and his friends are racists and their parents would be upset if they got in a fight at school.
(b) He is a low-life not worth their time.
(c) They find the boy's actions funny.
(d) They do not want to be punished by the dean.

3. How do some girls convince themselves that boys of a different race and color are unworthy?
(a) The girls start to notice who the boys’ friends are.
(b) The girls start to notice the boys’ dirty shoes and messy hair.
(c) The girls start to notice how ugly the boys are.
(d) The girls start to notice how they speak English.

4. How many commandments are listed in Our Mothers’ Commandments?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

5. How is communication a struggle for the girls who speak their native tongues fluently?
(a) They do not understand new slang.
(b) They have learned an entirely different dialect.
(c) They are not good listeners.
(d) Communicating ideas is a struggle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Part One, Brown Girls begins with the narrator describing the area in which she and her friends live. What is a way she does NOT describe it?

2. Often the brown mothers ask if the girls are listening, as they seem to be ignoring their mothers. What are the girls thinking but not saying?

3. How old are the girls by “Art”?

4. What do the brown girls realize about their elite classmates?

5. How do the girls feel when their parents are confused about what they are learning in school?

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