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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Maya keep quiet about Mr. Freedman's rape of her?
(a) She is afraid he will kill the dog.
(b) She is afraid of the police.
(c) She is afraid of her mother.
(d) She is afraid he will kill Bailey.

2. What do Maya and her best friend call the language that they create?
(a) Ameriring
(b) Ugh
(c) Lou
(d) Tut

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

4. Why does Maya want to go back to Stamps?
(a) She misses her friends.
(b) She hates the weather.
(c) She is frightened.
(d) she misses her grandmother.

5. Why is Maya worried about seeing her mother again?
(a) She is afraid her mother has changed.
(b) She thinks her mother loves Bailey better.
(c) She feels guilty about the rape.
(d) She is afraid of her mother's boyfriend.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Maya's rank in her graduating class?

2. What does Grandma Baxter do?

3. In Chapter 18, where do the cotton pickers go after eating dinner?

4. What does Maya see between the preachers during the revival that she has never seen before?

5. What does Maya decide to do after Mr. Freedman is stopped?

(see the answer key)

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