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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What do the people at graduation sing after the valedictorian's speech?
(a) It's a Hard, Hard World
(b) the Negro National Anthem
(c) the national anthem
(d) Amazing Grace

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

5. What does Maya admire about Momma?
(a) her wealth
(b) her beauty
(c) her intelligence
(d) her strength and power

Short Answer Questions

1. What are girls in Stamps required to learn?

2. What does Momma give Maya for graduation?

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

4. What convinces Maya as she is leaving that Mrs. Cullinan now knows her name?

5. What does Mrs. Cullinan call Maya?

(see the answer key)

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