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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Bailey feel about the neighbors questions?
(a) anxious
(b) he enjoys the spotlight
(c) resentful
(d) bored

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

3. Where, according to the author, can childhood questions be answered?
(a) by their parents
(b) by their mother
(c) in the town in which the child grew up
(d) by reading about childhood

4. What happens to Maya and Bailey after the incident with Mr. Freedman?
(a) They are sent back to Stamps.
(b) They are put in a foster home.
(c) They are put in a boarding school.
(d) They are sent to their father's home.

5. How does Maya imagine herself when she is very young?
(a) as a super black model
(b) as a woman wearing furs and diamonds
(c) as a blonde with blue eyes
(d) as a white man

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Mr. Freedman after court?

2. Why have many black children never seen a white person in Stamps?

3. How does segregation affect the attitude of blacks towards whites?

4. Where do the children go when they leave Stamps?

5. What does Maya find interesting about poor people's attitude towards God?

(see the answer key)

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