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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Mattie's father not speaking to her?
(a) She quit school
(b) She stopped going to church
(c) She is pregnant
(d) She cursed at him

2. What does Basil want from Mattie?
(a) Bail money
(b) A good meal
(c) A new car
(d) Unconditional love

3. What does Mattie name her newborn son?
(a) Butch Jr.
(b) Basil
(c) Sage
(d) Bobby

4. What does Mattie do when Miss Eva dies?
(a) Moves back home
(b) Leaves for Harlem
(c) Has Miss Eva cremated
(d) Buys Miss Eva's house

5. What is the subject of the Opening Poem?
(a) A betrayal
(b) A wish
(c) A dream
(d) A disappointment

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character returns to Mattie's life in Chapter 3?

2. What does Mattie try to find the next day?

3. What does Etta call her relationships with men?

4. What does Kiswana accuse her father and mother of doing?

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

(see the answer key)

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