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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Maya speak to finally after spending time with Mrs. Flowers?
(a) Bailey
(b) her grandmother
(c) Uncle Willie
(d) her father

2. What happens to Maya and Bailey after the incident with Mr. Freedman?
(a) They are put in a foster home.
(b) They are sent to their father's home.
(c) They are put in a boarding school.
(d) They are sent back to Stamps.

3. What makes Maya proud to be black for the first time?
(a) Graduating from school
(b) Mrs. Flowers
(c) Her Momma's store
(d) Martin Luther King, Jr.

4. What does Willie tell Bailey is the reason white people hate blacks so much?
(a) Whites have no souls.
(b) White people feel inferior to blacks.
(c) Whites are afraid of blacks.
(d) White people made black people slaves.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many black doctors and dentists does Stamps have?

2. With whom does Maya have adult conversations?

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

4. What does Maya say about her senses following her troubles with Mr. Freedman?

5. Why is Maya uncomfortable about her new school in San Francisco?

(see the answer key)

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