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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Maya imagine the confrontation between Momma and the dentist?
(a) with Momma wrecking his office
(b) with Momma hitting him over the head
(c) with Momma kicking him out of town
(d) with Momma convincing him to see Maya

2. How does life for the blacks in Stamps change following the fight?
(a) It ends segregation.
(b) It gets better.
(c) It gets much worse.
(d) It does not change at all.

3. What does Momma tell the white dentist when he refuses to see Maya?
(a) His wife will be ashamed of him.
(b) She helped him when he was broke.
(c) It is against the law.
(d) God will strike him dead.

4. What does Bailey do for Joyce?
(a) teaches her about boys
(b) teaches her to write
(c) teaches her to read
(d) steals food for her

5. Why are Maya and Bailey being sent away?
(a) Momma does not want them anymore.
(b) Momma is too old.
(c) Stamps is too segregated.
(d) Their father wants them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wins the fight between the black boxer and the white?

2. What do the blacks in Stamps think of Mrs. Flowers?

3. How old is Maya when she goes to work for Mrs. Cullinan?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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