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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 Grandma Baxter do?
(a) She is a precinct captain.
(b) She is a dancer.
(c) She is a singer.
(d) She is a school teacher.

2. Why does Maya give Bailey a dime?
(a) to buy a comic book
(b) to go to the movies
(c) to get her candy
(d) to get her lipstick

3. How does life for the blacks in Stamps change following the fight?
(a) It gets much worse.
(b) It ends segregation.
(c) It does not change at all.
(d) It gets better.

4. What do the neighbors ask the children about?
(a) their mother
(b) their grandmother Baxter
(c) their travels
(d) their schooling

5. What do the preachers talk about in relationship to God and whites?
(a) They are favored by God.
(b) God is indifferent to them.
(c) They will receive punishment.
(d) God hates them.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mrs. Cullinan call Maya?

3. How does segregation affect the attitude of blacks towards whites?

4. Why do Maya and Bailey dislike the Reverend Thomas?

5. How old is Maya when she goes to work for Mrs. Cullinan?

(see the answer key)

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