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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Maya and Bailey feel when they get Christmas presents from their parents?
(a) happy
(b) grateful
(c) angry
(d) depressed

2. How many times has Momma been married?
(a) two
(b) once
(c) none
(d) three

3. What does Maya find out about her parents when she receives Christmas presents from them?
(a) that they dislike their children
(b) that they are alive
(c) that they live in Florida
(d) that they are rich

4. Why does Maya want to go back to Stamps?
(a) she misses her grandmother.
(b) She is frightened.
(c) She hates the weather.
(d) She misses her friends.

5. How did Uncle Willie become handicapped?
(a) hit by a car
(b) dropped as a baby
(c) born with it
(d) beat up by a white gang

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a black person risking to speak to a white person, according to Momma?

2. What happens to Mr. Freedman after court?

3. As a young child who is Maya's favorite author?

4. What does Maya hear all night when Uncle Willie is hiding?

5. What makes Maya proud to be black for the first time?

(see the answer key)

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