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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8 | Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why do the cotton pickers complain at the end of the day?
(a) They need more jobs.
(b) They work too hard.
(c) They are always cut.
(d) They think the scales are weighted.

3. Why does Maya run away from the church in the Introduction?
(a) She wets herself.
(b) She hates the minister.
(c) She is afraid of God.
(d) She falls asleep in church.

4. Why do Maya and Bailey dislike the Reverend Thomas?
(a) He smells funny.
(b) He pinches them on the cheek.
(c) He never remembers their names.
(d) He preaches too long.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where, according to the author, can childhood questions be answered?

2. Why do Maya and Momma hide Uncle Willie?

3. How are the cotton pickers in the first chapter paid?

4. What does Bailey do when someone insults Maya?

5. Where does Maya say a person's values and opinions are formed?

(see the answer key)

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