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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Maya's Japanese neighbors during the war?
(a) nothing
(b) they join the army
(c) they are robbed
(d) they disappear

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

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

4. Where does Maya's father take her after her fight with Dolores?
(a) to the bus station
(b) to the hospital
(c) to a friend's house
(d) to church

5. What is the "tripartite crossfire" that assaults young black girls?
(a) ignorance, greed and indifference
(b) lack of power, lack of money and self-hatred
(c) fear, babies and black men
(d) prejudice, white hate and a lack of power

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

7. Who does Vivian marry after Maya has gone to live with her?
(a) Mr. William Hardy
(b) Malcom X
(c) Mr. Clidell
(d) no one

8. An adult Maya suggests that black people survive ___________________.
(a) in relationship to their dedicated poets
(b) by education
(c) by taking over the government
(d) by arming themselves

9. How does Bailey feel about Maya's return?
(a) not interested in it
(b) excited
(c) happy
(d) depressed

10. Why does Maya have trouble concentrating at the first school she attends in San Francisco?
(a) The school is filled with troubled girls.
(b) The school sits next to the subway.
(c) The school is mostly Chinese.
(d) There are a lot of cute boys.

11. What does Vivian think when Maya returns home?
(a) Dolores is a bitch.
(b) Her father did not feed her well.
(c) Maya is acting up.
(d) Maya had a good time.

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

13. Where does Vivian go when she leaves Maya and Momma in St. Louis?
(a) Stamps
(b) New York
(c) San Francisco
(d) Florida

14. Where does Momma tell Maya and Bailey they will be going to live?
(a) with their father
(b) in Florida
(c) with their mother
(d) with their aunt

15. What does her mother say about Maya's pregnancy?
(a) that Maya is a whore
(b) that she has to go live in Stamps
(c) asks if she wants to marry the boy
(d) that those things happen

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Maya go when she runs from her father?

2. Why does Maya start cutting school?

3. What are the graduates of Lafayette Training School expected to become?

4. What kind of people does the street car company hire?

5. What do the boys in the gang do for money?

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