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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. What does Willie tell Bailey is the reason white people hate blacks so much?

2. How does the black community treat the graduates of Lafayette Training School?

3. Why can Maya not become a lesbian, according to her mother?

4. Why are Maya and Bailey being sent away?

5. Why does Maya drive the car back to Calexico?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened that upset Bailey so much before he goes to California?

2. How does Maya feel about her pregnancy and what does she do?

3. What happens when Momma and Maya arrive in St. Louis?

4. How has Bailey changed in Maya's absence and what is Vivian's reaction to him?

5. What does Mr. Clidell teach Maya?

6. Describe Maya's perceptions and experience in her first year at George Washington High School.

7. What does her mother say and do about Maya's pregnancy?

8. Where does Maya stay after leaving her father's friend's?

9. What does Maya do when she leaves her father's friend's house?

10. Explain how blacks avoid lying, according to Maya.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you think Maya had to grow up too fast? Why? Use examples from the book to illustrate your opinion.

Essay Topic 2

Religion is central in Momma's life. The church is the center of the black community and holds the people together. Explain why you think the church would be important in black people's lives at the time in which Maya was a young girl. Use examples from the book to illustrate your answer.

Essay Topic 3

One of the first things white people did after they taught slaves English, was teach them about Christianity. How do you think the church was used to oppress slaves?

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