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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What in the movies reminds Bailey of his mother?
(a) the actress, Kay Williams
(b) watching the trains go west
(c) seeing St. Louis
(d) the city of San Fransico

2. Who becomes Maya's first girlfriend?
(a) Susie Turner
(b) Louise Kendricks
(c) Ruth Potter
(d) Millie Hanks

3. Why do the cotton pickers complain at the end of the day?
(a) They need more jobs.
(b) They work too hard.
(c) They are always cut.
(d) They think the scales are weighted.

4. What is one of Mrs. Cullinan's main problems?
(a) She is black.
(b) She is an alcoholic.
(c) She is uneducated.
(d) She is poor.

5. What does Maya do with her panties after Mr. Freedman attacks her?
(a) show them to her mother
(b) hides them
(c) throws them away
(d) burns them

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maya say about her senses following her troubles with Mr. Freedman?

2. What does Maya admire about Bailey?

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

4. What does the young Maya think about white people?

5. Why does Maya say she is so advanced in school?

(see the answer key)

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