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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 18, where do the cotton pickers go after eating dinner?
(a) to friends' or family homes for a visit
(b) to a revival
(c) to bed
(d) to see fireworks

4. What are girls in Stamps required to learn?
(a) childcare, sewing and driving
(b) dressmaking and baking
(c) embroidery, crochet and tatting
(d) cooking and cleaning

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Maya get out of working for Mrs. Cullinan?

2. Who are the fighters that the blacks are listening to during a match broadcast on the radio?

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

4. What makes Maya proud to be black for the first time?

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

(see the answer key)

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