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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Bailey late getting home one Saturday?
(a) He is beaten by white boys.
(b) He gets lost in the city.
(c) He goes to a movie.
(d) He gets drunk on alcohol.

2. 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.

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

4. What does Maya see between the preachers during the revival that she has never seen before?
(a) anger
(b) competition
(c) cooperation
(d) indifference

5. Why does Maya say she is so advanced in school?
(a) She is very smart.
(b) Her grandmother sent her to private school.
(c) The schools are better in the South.
(d) Uncle Willie and boredom make her read more.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the children hope for a bloody victory?

2. What is Maya's mother by profession?

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

4. Why does Maya keep quiet about Mr. Freedman's rape of her?

5. What in the movies reminds Bailey of his mother?

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