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The Women of Brewster Place
Gloria Naylor
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Mattie Michael
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of 5
How many separate stories make up the narrative of the novel?
Three
Five
Seven
Nine
2
of 5
What happens to Maddie's child that convinces her to leave the dilapidated building where she's been living?
A rat bites him
He gets tetanus
Someone mugs him
He is arrested
3
of 5
Whose looks, wealth, and status take Etta in, even though after sleeping with him she realizes he only wanted sex?
Eugene
Butch Fuller
Reverend Woods
C. C. Baker
4
of 5
Who is different from all the other Brewster Place residents because she has chosen to live there voluntarily?
Etta Mae Johnson
Theresa
Kiswana Brown
Eva Turner
5
of 5
Who is the oldest resident of Brewster Place, and its janitor?
C. C.
Ben
Eugene
Basil
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