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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Freedman order Maya to do?
(a) take off her clothes
(b) go to school
(c) walk his dog
(d) read a book

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

3. Why does Maya keep quiet about Mr. Freedman's rape of her?
(a) She is afraid of the police.
(b) She is afraid of her mother.
(c) She is afraid he will kill Bailey.
(d) She is afraid he will kill the dog.

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

5. What does Maya wish when she reads books about heroes?
(a) that she would be rescued
(b) that she was a boy
(c) that she was a princess
(d) that a hero would kill Mr. Freedman

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Bailey get to Baton Rouge?

2. What does Maya say about her senses following her troubles with Mr. Freedman?

3. How did Uncle Willie become handicapped?

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

5. Why have many black children never seen a white person in Stamps?

(see the answer key)

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