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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. "Does it stink like _________________?"
(a) a locker room
(b) a garbage pail
(c) old shoes
(d) rotten meat

2. What does Mattie's father do to her to coerce her to name the baby's father?
(a) Beats her
(b) Gives her money
(c) Threatens to disown her
(d) Bribes her with candy

3. What song does Ben sing when he is drinking?
(a) "Who Let the Dogs Out"
(b) "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"
(c) "We Are Family"
(d) "She's a Brick House"

4. "Or crust over like ____________________?"
(a) maple syrup
(b) syrupy sweet
(c) maple candy
(d) caramel candy

5. Who is the author of the Opening Poem?
(a) Langston Hughes
(b) Sylvia Plath
(c) Shel Silverstein
(d) Gloria Naylor

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the nationality of people now moving into the neighborhood?

2. What is Brewster Place?

3. "Or does it _____________?"

4. What does the Opening Poem tell the reader the book will be about?

5. Who is the author of this book?

(see the answer key)

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