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

2. Why does George Taylor visit Momma?
(a) He is lonely.
(b) He is a friend of Uncle Willie's.
(c) He likes the children.
(d) He needs money.

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

4. Who wins the fight between the black boxer and the white?
(a) the black
(b) it was a draw
(c) the white
(d) they didn't finish the fight

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are Maya and Bailey being sent away?

2. How many times has Momma been married?

3. What does Maya think of Mrs. Flowers?

4. Why do Momma and Maya go away before Bailey?

5. Why have many black children never seen a white person in Stamps?

(see the answer key)

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