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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 35.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Maya drive the car back to Calexico?
(a) she does not drive the car because she is too young.
(b) Her father is drunk.
(c) Her father takes off for South America.
(d) Her father is sick.

2. What does Grandma Baxter do?
(a) She is a dancer.
(b) She is a precinct captain.
(c) She is a singer.
(d) She is a school teacher.

3. How does Maya punish herself when she does not measure flour correctly?
(a) by cleaning the kitchen
(b) by not eating sweets
(c) by not going to the movies
(d) by not reading that night

4. Where does Maya's father take her on a trip?
(a) Las Vegas
(b) Mexico
(c) Canada
(d) Florida

5. What does Maya tell Joyce?
(a) not to confuse her brother
(b) not to come to the store
(c) to go to church with them
(d) not to talk to her brother

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Maya transfer to school?

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

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

5. Who does Vivian marry after Maya has gone to live with her?

(see the answer key)

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