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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12 | Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Maya want to go back to Stamps?
(a) She hates the weather.
(b) She misses her friends.
(c) she misses her grandmother.
(d) She is frightened.

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

4. What is Maya's mother by profession?
(a) a librarian
(b) a teacher
(c) a nurse
(d) a minister

5. As a young child who is Maya's favorite author?
(a) Shakespeare
(b) Baldwin
(c) Hemmingway
(d) Stewart

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maya do with her panties after Mr. Freedman attacks her?

2. How does Maya punish herself when she does not measure flour correctly?

3. Where does Maya say a person's values and opinions are formed?

4. Why does Maya keep quiet about Mr. Freedman's rape of her?

5. What does Maya decide to do after Mr. Freedman is stopped?

(see the answer key)

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