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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Maya find interesting about poor people's attitude towards God?
(a) They praise God in spite of poverty.
(b) They are angry at God.
(c) They attribute their situation to God's will.
(d) They think God will save them.

3. How does Bailey get to Baton Rouge?
(a) hitchhikes
(b) tales a bus
(c) drives Momma's car
(d) hops a freight train

4. What is Maya's rank in her graduating class?
(a) at the bottom
(b) in the middle
(c) first
(d) second

5. What do the black women do for the yearly gathering in Stamps?
(a) bake
(b) babysit
(c) sew costumes
(d) dance

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maya call the time she spends with Mrs. Flowers?

2. Where does Bailey build a hideaway?

3. What is one of Mrs. Cullinan's main problems?

4. Why do Maya and her brother go to live with their grandmother in Stamps?

5. What does Mrs. Taylor's funeral do to Maya?

(see the answer key)

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