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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Reverend Howard Thomas?
(a) the preacher on television
(b) Momma's brother
(c) Uncle Willie's friend
(d) a presiding elder in the church

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

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

4. How many black doctors and dentists does Stamps have?
(a) none
(b) one
(c) two
(d) five

5. Where does Vivian go when she leaves Maya and Momma in St. Louis?
(a) San Francisco
(b) New York
(c) Stamps
(d) Florida

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Momma and Willie see Momma's confrontation with the dentist?

2. What do the preachers talk about in relationship to God and whites?

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

4. What does Grandma Baxter do?

5. What do the neighbors ask the children about?

(see the answer key)

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