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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 31.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Maya have trouble concentrating at the first school she attends in San Francisco?
(a) The school sits next to the subway.
(b) The school is filled with troubled girls.
(c) There are a lot of cute boys.
(d) The school is mostly Chinese.

2. What does Dolores call Vivian?
(a) a smart woman
(b) a two timer
(c) a creep
(d) a whore

3. How does Maya get to her new school in San Francisco?
(a) street car
(b) subway
(c) walks
(d) bus

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maya take from Mrs. Flowers when she leaves?

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

3. What does Willie tell Bailey is the reason white people hate blacks so much?

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

5. Why are Maya and Bailey being sent away?

(see the answer key)

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