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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8 | Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why do Maya and Bailey dislike the Reverend Thomas?
(a) He smells funny.
(b) He pinches them on the cheek.
(c) He preaches too long.
(d) He never remembers their names.

3. What does Uncle Willie do to punish mistakes in math that Maya makes?
(a) slaps her on the head
(b) touches her fingers to the stove
(c) sprays her with cold water
(d) does not give her dinner

4. Where do Bailey and Maya sit in church?
(a) in the choir loft
(b) the front row
(c) in the back
(d) with the other children

5. Why do Maya and Momma hide Uncle Willie?
(a) His ex-wife is looking for him.
(b) They do not want Bailey to know where he is.
(c) They are playing.
(d) The whites are looking for a black man.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Uncle Willie become handicapped?

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

3. Where does Maya say a person's values and opinions are formed?

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

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

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