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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why have many black children never seen a white person in Stamps?
(a) There are no white people in Stamps.
(b) Segregation is absolute.
(c) The white people abuse black children.
(d) The blacks do not go in the white section of town.

2. Where do the black people who move into Maya's neighborhood during the war go to work?
(a) in the motels
(b) in the dance halls
(c) in the war factories
(d) on the docks

3. Where does Bailey build a hideaway?
(a) in the woods
(b) behind the store
(c) at a friend's house
(d) down by the creek

4. What kind of people does the street car company hire?
(a) Chinese
(b) high school graduates
(c) white people
(d) educated people

5. What does her stepfather teach her about con men?
(a) to stay away from them
(b) how to con them
(c) how to spot them
(d) how to join them

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gives the children peanut patties?

2. What does Mr. Freedman order Maya to do?

3. What does the author say determines the ethics of the people?

4. What does Bailey do when someone insults Maya?

5. Where does Maya sleep when she is on her own?

(see the answer key)

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