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"Women of Brewster Place" Quiz

This is a quiz on the book "The Women of Brewster Place" by Gloria Naylor. The answers will come from the book, not the movie version.

A multiple-choice quiz by fleurdelamatin. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
fleurdelamatin

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
202,239

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
225

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What did Mattie Michael name her son? Hint

Butch

Basil

Herb

Samuel

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Question 2 of 10

2. Mattie was forced to leave her house, and consequently ended up on Brewster Place. Why did she have to leave her house? Hint

She had to forfeit it when her son failed to show up for his trial.

Her house was burned down in a fire.

She was behind on the mortgage and it was forclosed.

The county condemned the house.

3. Etta Mae and Mattie have been friends for a long time. Mattie knows Etta has always had a hard time staying out of trouble. When Etta first arrived on Brewster, she admitted she stole her lover's car. Why was she certain he wouldn't report her? Hint

Her lover's father-in-law was the sherrif of that town.

Her lover won't really consider it stolen.

Her lover had stolen the car from someone else.

Her lover knew she'd come back eventually.

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Question 4 of 10

4. Kiswana Browne was born under a different name. What was her birth name? Hint

Mallory

Melody

Melanie

Kiesha

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Question 5 of 10

5. A very sad thing happened to Ceil. Her daughter Serena died in a tragic accident. What were the circumstances of her death? Hint

she was badly burned when she pulled a boiling pot of water over.

She impaled herself with a pair of sharp scissors.

She choked to death on a small toy.

she was electrocuted when she stuck a fork in an outlet.

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Question 6 of 10

6. Cora lee has a lOT of children. How many children does she have? (do not count any unborn babies.) Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. Theresa and Lorraine are a lesbian couple living on Brewster Place. There is a neighbor who is always trying to spy on them and give them grief. Who is this neighbor? Hint

Mattie

Mr. Ben

Etta Mae

Miss Sophie

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Question 8 of 10

8. What structure on Brewster Place was symbolic of the womens' struggle?
It was talked about in a literal way in almost every story. Hint

a tattered American flag.

a broken statue of a black leader.

the wall at the end

a steel statue of white supremacists.

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Question 9 of 10

9. What upper-class neighborhood is close to Brewster Place? It is home to Kiswana's parents and is often mentioned. Hint

Brewster Woods

Linden Hills

Park Heights

Lindlow Hills

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Question 10 of 10

10. What play does Kiswana take Cora Lee and her family to? Hint

Othello

Romeo and Juliet

A Midsummer Night's Dream

The Merchant of Venice

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What did Mattie Michael name her son?

Answer: Basil

Mattie was enchanted by the summer smells of wild herbs and sugar cane, so she named her child Basil out of this sentimentality. Butch was her one-time lover's name, but she really didn't consider the baby his. Samuel was her father's name.

2. Mattie was forced to leave her house, and consequently ended up on Brewster Place. Why did she have to leave her house?

Answer: She had to forfeit it when her son failed to show up for his trial.

A woman named Miss Eva had taken Mattie in, and when Miss Eva died, Mattie took over the mortgage, and eventually had it paid in full. Basil later got into trouble, and Mattie put up her house as bail. Unfortunately, Basil skipped town and Mattie had to give up her house.

Answer: Her lover's father-in-law was the sherrif of that town.

This is rather amusing. She stole his car and knows he won't report her because, not only is her lover's father-in-law the sherrif, she also took his boxers! He'd have a lot to explain, now wouldn't he?

4. Kiswana Browne was born under a different name. What was her birth name?

Answer: Melanie

There is a poignant scene where Kiswana's mother is telling her how much it hurt her when she changed her name to this new African name. She had given her the name Melanie because it was her grandmother's name, a woman Mrs. Browne thought very deserving of honor and pride.

5. A very sad thing happened to Ceil. Her daughter Serena died in a tragic accident. What were the circumstances of her death?

Answer: she was electrocuted when she stuck a fork in an outlet.

Ceil and Gene were arguing in the bedroom, while Serena was left to play in the living room. Ceil thought she'd secured the area, but didn't notice the fork. The child stuck the fork in the outlet, hoping to catch a roach she'd been trying to play with. In the movie, it is a pair of scissors that she sticks in the outlet. It was a very sad scene in both the movie and the book.

6. Cora lee has a lOT of children. How many children does she have? (do not count any unborn babies.)

Answer: 7

Dorian, Brucie, Sammy, Mabelline, Dierdre, Daphne, and Sonya. She is pregnant at the end of the novel, but that child has not been born yet. Cora Lee loves babies because they remind her of a fresh, new baby doll, which was an obsession she had as a child.

7. Theresa and Lorraine are a lesbian couple living on Brewster Place. There is a neighbor who is always trying to spy on them and give them grief. Who is this neighbor?

Answer: Miss Sophie

Mattie never bothers anybody, and Etta mMae sticks up for Lorraine at the tenants' meeting, as does Ben. Sophie is the busybody that always tries to make trouble.

8. What structure on Brewster Place was symbolic of the womens' struggle? It was talked about in a literal way in almost every story.

Answer: the wall at the end

This should have been a "gimme". Mattie complains the wall blocks the sun from her plants, Etta's story mentions that the Reverend she just slept with wouldn't even come onto her street because of the wall, Kiswana could just barely see over the wall (indicative of her hopeful disposition), and the lesbian couple reached a dead end in their lives because of that wall.

It was also the wall one of them was raped beside. At the very end of the book, the women are teaming up to tear down the wall, an action symbolic of working to overcome their obstacles.

9. What upper-class neighborhood is close to Brewster Place? It is home to Kiswana's parents and is often mentioned.

Answer: Linden Hills

Park Heights is a neighborhood Theresa mentioned having lived in before Brewster Place. Linden Hills is the upper class neighborhood close to Brewster. I made up the other names.

10. What play does Kiswana take Cora Lee and her family to?

Answer: A Midsummer Night's Dream

Kiswana's boyfriend puts on a black production of the play, and Kiwana insists Cora Lee's children will love it because of the fairies.

I hope you enjoyed my quiz!

Source: Author fleurdelamatin

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