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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Maya feel once she is back in Stamps?
(a) anxious
(b) relaxed
(c) excited
(d) scared

2. Who, according to blacks, is successful in spite of the oppression of white people?
(a) black doctors
(b) teachers in black schools
(c) Malcom X
(d) the hero in the ghetto

3. What does Maya say about her senses following her troubles with Mr. Freedman?
(a) They are about the same.
(b) They are very sensitive.
(c) Colors are muted and sounds are dull.
(d) They wax and wane.

4. Who does Vivian marry after Maya has gone to live with her?
(a) Mr. William Hardy
(b) Malcom X
(c) no one
(d) Mr. Clidell

5. What do the neighbors ask the children about?
(a) their schooling
(b) their travels
(c) their grandmother Baxter
(d) their mother

Short Answer Questions

1. What does she learn from the prejudice the blacks face in Stamps?

2. What does Bailey do in his hideaway?

3. With whom does Maya have adult conversations?

4. What are two things that interest the neighbors?

5. What happens to Joyce?

(see the answer key)

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