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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 the dog.
(c) She is afraid of the police.
(d) She is afraid he will kill Bailey.

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

3. When Louis goes down temporarily how does it feel to the blacks?
(a) like another whipping or lynching
(b) like slavery just got reenacted
(c) like their dreams were dead
(d) like segregation is never going to end

4. How does life for the blacks in Stamps change following the fight?
(a) It gets better.
(b) It does not change at all.
(c) It gets much worse.
(d) It ends segregation.

5. What does Mr. Freedman order Maya to do?
(a) walk his dog
(b) read a book
(c) take off her clothes
(d) go to school

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Maya's father work?

2. What is Maya's mother by profession?

3. What does her stepfather teach her about con men?

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

5. What are girls in Stamps required to learn?

(see the answer key)

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