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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who comes to Stamps to get the children?
(a) Aunt Hilda
(b) Vivian Johnson
(c) no one
(d) Bailey Johnson Senior

2. Why does Maya want to go back to Stamps?
(a) She is frightened.
(b) she misses her grandmother.
(c) She misses her friends.
(d) She hates the weather.

3. Who does Maya speak to finally after spending time with Mrs. Flowers?
(a) her father
(b) her grandmother
(c) Bailey
(d) Uncle Willie

4. Why do Maya and Momma hide Uncle Willie?
(a) They do not want Bailey to know where he is.
(b) His ex-wife is looking for him.
(c) They are playing.
(d) The whites are looking for a black man.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Maya and Bailey after the incident with Mr. Freedman?

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

3. What is a black person risking to speak to a white person, according to Momma?

4. What does Uncle Willie do to punish mistakes in math that Maya makes?

5. What does Maya call the time she spends with Mrs. Flowers?

(see the answer key)

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