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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Maya keep quiet about Mr. Freedman's rape of her?
(a) She is afraid he will kill the dog.
(b) She is afraid he will kill Bailey.
(c) She is afraid of her mother.
(d) She is afraid of the police.

2. What happens to Maya and Bailey after the incident with Mr. Freedman?
(a) They are put in a foster home.
(b) They are sent to their father's home.
(c) They are put in a boarding school.
(d) They are sent back to Stamps.

3. What do the black women do for the yearly gathering in Stamps?
(a) bake
(b) dance
(c) babysit
(d) sew costumes

4. What does Maya do with the first Valentine she ever receives?
(a) burns it
(b) tears it up
(c) throws it away
(d) presses it in a book

5. What does Maya decide to do after Mr. Freedman is stopped?
(a) go to college
(b) run away
(c) never speak to anyone again
(d) become a prostitute

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Maya's rank in her graduating class?

2. What are girls in Stamps required to learn?

3. What is the biggest gathering of the year in Stamps for black people?

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

5. Who becomes Maya's first girlfriend?

(see the answer key)

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