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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is a black person risking to speak to a white person, according to Momma?
(a) being made fun of
(b) sounding stupid
(c) having to go to jail
(d) his or her life

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

4. How does Maya punish herself when she does not measure flour correctly?
(a) by not reading that night
(b) by cleaning the kitchen
(c) by not going to the movies
(d) by not eating sweets

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maya hear all night when Uncle Willie is hiding?

2. How does segregation affect the attitude of blacks towards whites?

3. Where do the children go when they leave Stamps?

4. What does Maya think of Mrs. Flowers?

5. What does Mrs. Flowers tell Maya about language?

(see the answer key)

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