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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Uncle Willie do to punish mistakes in math that Maya makes?
(a) sprays her with cold water
(b) slaps her on the head
(c) does not give her dinner
(d) touches her fingers to the stove

2. Why are Maya and Bailey being sent away?
(a) Stamps is too segregated.
(b) Their father wants them.
(c) Momma does not want them anymore.
(d) Momma is too old.

3. What does Mrs. Taylor's funeral do to Maya?
(a) helps her grow up
(b) makes her happy
(c) makes the word "death" real
(d) makes her sad

4. Where, according to the author, can childhood questions be answered?
(a) by their parents
(b) by reading about childhood
(c) in the town in which the child grew up
(d) by their mother

5. What makes Maya proud to be black for the first time?
(a) Her Momma's store
(b) Mrs. Flowers
(c) Graduating from school
(d) Martin Luther King, Jr.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Maya speak to finally after spending time with Mrs. Flowers?

3. What does the young Maya think about white people?

4. After Bailey gets to St. Louis how long do they stay waiting for their mother?

5. What does Mr. Taylor say about his dead wife and children?

(see the answer key)

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