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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Maya react to her fight with Dolores?
(a) She gets scared.
(b) She apologizes.
(c) She slaps her.
(d) She tells Vivian.

2. What convinces Maya as she is leaving that Mrs. Cullinan now knows her name?
(a) She leaves it written on the table.
(b) Mrs. Cullinan screams at her.
(c) She sends a letter to Mrs. Cullinan.
(d) Glory tells Mrs. Cullinan.

3. Why is Maya worried about seeing her mother again?
(a) She is afraid her mother has changed.
(b) She is afraid of her mother's boyfriend.
(c) She feels guilty about the rape.
(d) She thinks her mother loves Bailey better.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Maya and her best friend call the language that they create?

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

3. What do the blacks ask in regard to the whites and judgment?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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