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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Flowers tell Maya about language?
(a) It is how man communicates.
(b) It is never clear what someone is saying.
(c) It is God's curse on humans.
(d) It does not matter how you talk.

2. Who wins the fight between the black boxer and the white?
(a) they didn't finish the fight
(b) the black
(c) it was a draw
(d) the white

3. What convinces Maya as she is leaving that Mrs. Cullinan now knows her name?
(a) Mrs. Cullinan screams at her.
(b) She leaves it written on the table.
(c) She sends a letter to Mrs. Cullinan.
(d) Glory tells Mrs. Cullinan.

4. What happens to Mr. Freedman after court?
(a) He runs away.
(b) He rapes her again.
(c) Maya's uncles kill him.
(d) He goes to jail for 20 years.

5. Where does Maya say a person's values and opinions are formed?
(a) in church
(b) in school
(c) where the person grew up
(d) on the job

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bailey do when someone insults Maya?

2. In Chapter 18, where do the cotton pickers go after eating dinner?

3. What does Maya find interesting about poor people's attitude towards God?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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