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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Maya start cutting school?
(a) She thinks she has enough education.
(b) She does not have much in common with the girls at school.
(c) She hates reading.
(d) She does not like the principal.

3. What does the pregnancy prove to Maya, in her mind?
(a) She can have children.
(b) She is not a lesbian.
(c) She likes boys.
(d) She is a woman.

4. Why are the black people left alone in Maya's neighborhood in San Francisco?
(a) There are too many blacks for the whites to control.
(b) They are doing all the dirty work.
(c) They are not a threat.
(d) The whites have the Japanese to harrass.

5. After Bailey gets to St. Louis how long do they stay waiting for their mother?
(a) two weeks
(b) six months
(c) four days
(d) a year

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

7. What does Mrs. Taylor's funeral do to Maya?
(a) makes the word "death" real
(b) helps her grow up
(c) makes her happy
(d) makes her sad

8. What do the people at graduation sing after the valedictorian's speech?
(a) It's a Hard, Hard World
(b) the Negro National Anthem
(c) the national anthem
(d) Amazing Grace

9. How does Maya see the city of San Francisco?
(a) stupid
(b) stuck up
(c) friendly, but cool
(d) angry

10. Where does Maya sleep when she is on her own?
(a) at a hotel
(b) under a bridge
(c) in an abandoned car
(d) in the library

11. How does Maya get to her new school in San Francisco?
(a) subway
(b) walks
(c) street car
(d) bus

12. How does Dolores feel about Maya?
(a) She is jealous of her.
(b) She is afraid of her.
(c) She wants to adopt her.
(d) She likes her.

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

14. What does Maya's mother think of Maya's fear of becoming a lesbian?
(a) It is scary.
(b) It is silly.
(c) It might be based in fact.
(d) It is possible.

15. What does Momma make the white dentist do?
(a) faint
(b) see Maya
(c) leave town
(d) pay her the ten dollars that he owes her

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Maya's Japanese neighbors during the war?

2. Maya says has gained independence but lost what?

3. Where does Momma tell Maya and Bailey they will be going to live?

4. Why does George Taylor visit Momma?

5. What is Maya's rank in her graduating class?

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