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

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

3. What does Bailey do when someone insults Maya?
(a) takes revenge
(b) joins in
(c) ignores it
(d) tells Momma

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. As a young child who is Maya's favorite author?

3. Why do Maya and Momma hide Uncle Willie?

4. How did Uncle Willie become handicapped?

5. What does the young Maya think about white people?

(see the answer key)

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