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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 do Maya and her brother go to live with their grandmother in Stamps?
(a) Their mother is sick.
(b) Their parents divorce.
(c) Their parents do not want them.
(d) Their parents are killed.

2. What does Uncle Willie do to punish mistakes in math that Maya makes?
(a) sprays her with cold water
(b) does not give her dinner
(c) touches her fingers to the stove
(d) slaps her on the head

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

4. What does Maya find out about her parents when she receives Christmas presents from them?
(a) that they are alive
(b) that they dislike their children
(c) that they live in Florida
(d) that they are rich

5. How does segregation affect the attitude of blacks towards whites?
(a) makes the blacks feel contempt towards the whites
(b) makes the blacks pity the whites
(c) makes the blacks hate the whites
(d) makes the blacks admire the whites

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why have many black children never seen a white person in Stamps?

3. Why does Maya run away from the church in the Introduction?

4. Who comes to Stamps to get the children?

5. Why do Maya and Bailey dislike the Reverend Thomas?

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