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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the black men do for the big summer gathering?
(a) fish for bass
(b) sing
(c) dance
(d) hunt deer

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

3. How old is Maya when she goes to work for Mrs. Cullinan?
(a) fourteen
(b) ten
(c) eight
(d) twelve

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Maya keep quiet about Mr. Freedman's rape of her?

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

3. What do Maya and her best friend call the language that they create?

4. What does Momma give Maya for graduation?

5. An adult Maya suggests that black people survive ___________________.

(see the answer key)

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