View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The people of Brewster Place could be called a _________________.
(a) disaster
(b) accident waiting to happen
(c) community
(d) micro-society

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

3. What is Brewster Place?
(a) A series of tenement apartments
(b) A boutique hotel
(c) A community center
(d) A shopping center

4. "Does it dry up like ____________________?"
(a) the desert
(b) yesterday's meat loaf
(c) affections
(d) a raisin in the sun

5. "Maybe it just _____________ like a heavy load."
(a) hangs
(b) sags
(c) lies
(d) weighs

Short Answer Questions

1. "Or fester ________________ and then run?"

2. The author challenges the reader to think in terms of ________________ when encountering the women's stories.

3. What separates Brewster Place from a new business district?

4. Who is the author of the Opening Poem?

5. What song does Ben sing when he is drinking?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 165 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample