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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. Where do Bailey and Maya sit in church?
(a) with the other children
(b) in the back
(c) in the choir loft
(d) the front row

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does segregation affect the attitude of blacks towards whites?

4. Why do the cotton pickers complain at the end of the day?

5. How does Maya imagine herself when she is very young?

(see the answer key)

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