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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Momma give Maya for graduation?
(a) a Mickey Mouse watch
(b) a used car
(c) a business suit
(d) a new dress

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

3. How many times has Momma been married?
(a) none
(b) once
(c) three
(d) two

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

5. What happens to Mr. Freedman after court?
(a) Maya's uncles kill him.
(b) He rapes her again.
(c) He runs away.
(d) He goes to jail for 20 years.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Maya admire about Momma?

4. What is one of Mrs. Cullinan's main problems?

5. What are girls in Stamps required to learn?

(see the answer key)

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