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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Momma and Maya go away before Bailey?
(a) Momma is afraid for Maya.
(b) They cannot afford three tickets.
(c) Bailey is the older of the two children.
(d) Bailey has to finish school.

2. Who comes to Stamps to get the children?
(a) no one
(b) Aunt Hilda
(c) Bailey Johnson Senior
(d) Vivian Johnson

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

4. How does segregation affect the attitude of blacks towards whites?
(a) makes the blacks admire the whites
(b) makes the blacks hate the whites
(c) makes the blacks feel contempt towards the whites
(d) makes the blacks pity the whites

5. Why is Maya uncomfortable about her new school in San Francisco?
(a) Most of the class is Chinese.
(b) She travels through wealthy, white neighborhoods.
(c) She is not the smartest kid in school anymore.
(d) She does not have the right clothes to wear.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does life for the blacks in Stamps change following the fight?

2. Why do the children hope for a bloody victory?

3. Where does Momma take Maya when she needs a dentist?

4. How does Dolores feel about Maya?

5. What does Maya do with her panties after Mr. Freedman attacks her?

(see the answer key)

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