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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the blacks say it is fine for the whites to have money?

2. What does Maya decide to do after Mr. Freedman is stopped?

3. What does Maya wish when she reads books about heroes?

4. Why is Bailey late getting home one Saturday?

5. What is Maya's mother by profession?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Maya say about childhood questions?

2. How do the black church goers feel about the whites?

3. What does Maya say about Reverend Howard Thomas?

4. Why are people gathered at the store in Chapter 19 and why are the children excited?

5. Describe Maya's reaction to her first Valentine.

6. Describe how Uncle Willie feels about his handicap?

7. Why is Saturday important to Maya?

8. What are the only two rules Momma has about children?

9. Why do people stay at Momma's after the fight?

10. How does Bailey interact with people once they are back in Stamps?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many of our beliefs tend to form early, often they are false because as young people we sometimes don't have the information we need to filter out false thinking. Maya had many beliefs as a child that were false. What were three of these beliefs, in your opinion and why do you think they were false?

Essay Topic 2

Maya learned young to fear death. How do you think life would be different if humans had a 500-year lifespan?

Essay Topic 3

Maya was smart and usually worked hard in school. How do you think being intelligent helped her deal with all the problems in her life?

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