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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Mattie's father blame for her pregnancy?
(a) Himself
(b) Butch
(c) Mattie
(d) The deacon

2. What is another literary element that the author uses throughout the book?
(a) Church hymns
(b) Song lyrics
(c) Nursery rhymes
(d) TV jingles

3. "Or does it _____________?"
(a) swirl
(b) wither
(c) explode
(d) implode

4. What does Mattie's father want the answer to #55 to do?
(a) Marry Mattie
(b) Pay for an abortion
(c) Move into their house
(d) Repent for his sins

5. "What happens to a dream ___________?"
(a) crushed
(b) that dies
(c) realized
(d) deferred

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following distinctive characteristics did this new group not have?

2. From where did many of these new tenants migrate?

3. Who is the author of the Opening Poem?

4. "Maybe it just _____________ like a heavy load."

5. What does the author want the reader to understand?

(see the answer key)

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