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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kiswana find Cora Lee's son, Sammy, doing?
(a) Playing in the street
(b) Playing with matches
(c) Running with scissors
(d) Eating out of the garbage cans

2. What did the tenants know when they heard Ben singing this song?
(a) He would dance all over the complex
(b) He would be in a really good mood
(c) It was useless to try to get him to fix anything at this point
(d) He would get really depressed

3. What does the author want the reader to understand?
(a) What she went through to write this book
(b) What she experienced as a girl
(c) What she is trying to convey about the characters
(d) What she hopes to achieve in life

4. What reminds Kiswana about her boyfriend's lovemaking?
(a) Her rumpled sheets
(b) Her toenail polish
(c) Dirty wine glasses
(d) Her record albums

5. Brewster Place was especially fond of its ________________________.
(a) architecture
(b) landscaping
(c) colored daughters
(d) family fun nights

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the demographic of the area where Brewster Place is located?

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

3. The music of which recording artist is the background for Etta's story?

4. Who helps to calm Lorraine down after the Brewster Place tenants' meeting?

5. What is the main motivation in Cora Lee's life?

(see the answer key)

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