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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. What does Maya hear all night when Uncle Willie is hiding?
(a) his whimpering
(b) people running and yelling outside
(c) blacks singing
(d) the minister preaching

2. How do Maya and Bailey feel when they get Christmas presents from their parents?
(a) happy
(b) depressed
(c) angry
(d) grateful

3. Why have many black children never seen a white person in Stamps?
(a) The white people abuse black children.
(b) There are no white people in Stamps.
(c) Segregation is absolute.
(d) The blacks do not go in the white section of town.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times has Momma been married?

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

3. Why do Maya and Momma hide Uncle Willie?

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

5. What does Maya find out about her parents when she receives Christmas presents from them?

(see the answer key)

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