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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Maya get out of working for Mrs. Cullinan?
(a) She leaves mud on the table.
(b) She breaks a window.
(c) She drops the good china.
(d) She steals her jewlery.

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

3. What do Maya and her best friend call the language that they create?
(a) Ameriring
(b) Ugh
(c) Lou
(d) Tut

4. Who is Reverend Howard Thomas?
(a) the preacher on television
(b) Uncle Willie's friend
(c) Momma's brother
(d) a presiding elder in the church

5. Who becomes Maya's first girlfriend?
(a) Millie Hanks
(b) Susie Turner
(c) Ruth Potter
(d) Louise Kendricks

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the graduates of Lafayette Training School expected to become?

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

3. How many times has Momma been married?

4. What does Maya do with her panties after Mr. Freedman attacks her?

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

(see the answer key)

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