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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where, according to the author, can childhood questions be answered?
(a) by their parents
(b) by their mother
(c) by reading about childhood
(d) in the town in which the child grew up

2. What kind of men are Maya's uncles?
(a) soft spoken and courteous
(b) mean and violent
(c) educated and rich
(d) slow learners

3. What does Maya find out about her parents when she receives Christmas presents from them?
(a) that they are alive
(b) that they live in Florida
(c) that they dislike their children
(d) that they are rich

4. What makes Maya proud to be black for the first time?
(a) Mrs. Flowers
(b) Her Momma's store
(c) Graduating from school
(d) Martin Luther King, Jr.

5. What does Maya say about her senses following her troubles with Mr. Freedman?
(a) Colors are muted and sounds are dull.
(b) They are very sensitive.
(c) They are about the same.
(d) They wax and wane.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Flowers tell Maya about language?

2. Who does Maya speak to finally after spending time with Mrs. Flowers?

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

4. How do Maya and Bailey feel when they get Christmas presents from their parents?

5. Why does Maya say she is so advanced in school?

(see the answer key)

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