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

2. Who comes to Stamps to get the children?
(a) Bailey Johnson Senior
(b) Aunt Hilda
(c) Vivian Johnson
(d) no one

3. Why do Maya and Momma hide Uncle Willie?
(a) His ex-wife is looking for him.
(b) They do not want Bailey to know where he is.
(c) The whites are looking for a black man.
(d) They are playing.

4. What does Maya admire about Momma?
(a) her intelligence
(b) her wealth
(c) her strength and power
(d) her beauty

5. Who is Reverend Howard Thomas?
(a) Uncle Willie's friend
(b) the preacher on television
(c) a presiding elder in the church
(d) Momma's brother

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maya admire about Bailey?

2. What does Uncle Willie do to punish mistakes in math that Maya makes?

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

4. What does Bailey do when someone insults Maya?

5. What does Maya think of her black skin?

(see the answer key)

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