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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Betty Smith
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Summary
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Chapters 1–3
Chapters 4–6
Chapters 7–9
Chapters 10–12
Chapter 13–14
Chapters 15–17
Chapters 18–20
Chatpers 21–24
Chapters 24–26
Chapters 27–29
Chapter 30–33
Chapters 34–36
Chapters 37–39
Chapters 40–42
Chapters 43–45
Chapters 46–48
Chapters 49–51
Chapters 52–54
Chapters 55–56
Characters
Character List
Francie Nolan
Katie Nolan
Johnny
Sissy
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Chapters 1-3
Chapters 4-6
Chapters 7-9
Chapters 10-12
Chapter 13-14
Chapters 15-17
Chapters 18-20
Chatpers 21-24
Chapters 24-26
Chapters 27-29
Chapter 30-33
Chapters 34-36
Chapters 37-39
Chapters 40-42
Chapters 43-45
Chapters 49-51
Chapters 52-54
Chapters 55-56
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1
of 5
When was A Tree Grows in Brooklyn published?
1933
1943
1953
1963
2
of 5
Betty Smith wrote commentary for which periodical?
New York Times Magazine
The Atlantic
New Yorker
The Washington Post
3
of 5
Critics of the novel thought that it was overly ___.
Romantic
Jingoistic
Historical
Political
4
of 5
The novel is set in ___, the area of Brooklyn where Smith grew up.
Red Hook
Flatbush
Williamsburg
Bushwick
5
of 5
Which was Smith's first novel?
Joy in the Morning
Tomorrow Will Be Better
Maggie-Now
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