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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12 | Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Maya admire about Bailey?
(a) He knows how to steal from the white people.
(b) He beats up anyone who gives him a hard time.
(c) He is much taller than she.
(d) He can finish all his chores and homework and still read more.

2. What is Maya's mother by profession?
(a) a teacher
(b) a minister
(c) a nurse
(d) a librarian

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

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

5. How are the cotton pickers in the first chapter paid?
(a) by the weight of cotton they pick
(b) by a company store credit
(c) by the hour
(d) with food

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Uncle Willie become handicapped?

2. What does Maya do with her panties after Mr. Freedman attacks her?

3. How does Maya see living in St. Louis?

4. How does Maya punish herself when she does not measure flour correctly?

5. Why does Maya run away from the church in the Introduction?

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