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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many black doctors and dentists does Stamps have?
(a) none
(b) five
(c) two
(d) one

2. Why can Maya not become a lesbian, according to her mother?
(a) It does not run in the family.
(b) It is against the church.
(c) Her mother has one son and one daughter.
(d) She has seen Maya watching boys.

3. What does Maya think about her supervisors on the job?
(a) They are not prejudiced.
(b) They are discriminating against her.
(c) They are very competent.
(d) They like her.

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

5. What does Maya take from Mrs. Flowers when she leaves?
(a) her gift of books
(b) a satin cushion
(c) a piece of jewlery
(d) her scarf

6. How is Bailey changing in San Francisco?
(a) He is becoming more street smart.
(b) He is more studious.
(c) He is quieter.
(d) He is more timid.

7. What does Bailey do in response to his mother's dislike of his lifestyle?
(a) slaps her
(b) quits hanging with his friends
(c) moves out
(d) goes back to school

8. How does Maya feel about communication with the dead?
(a) unbelieving
(b) bored
(c) excited
(d) terrified

9. Who teaches Maya the rules of the junkyard?
(a) a boy named Bootsie
(b) no one, she's not at a junkyard
(c) a girl named Sabina
(d) a boy named James

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

11. 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) The whites have the Japanese to harrass.
(c) They are not a threat.
(d) They are doing all the dirty work.

12. Why does Maya's mother wake her and Bailey at night?
(a) to drill them about their school work
(b) to move them out of her room
(c) because she's drunk
(d) for biscuits and chocolate milk

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

14. Where does Maya go when she runs from her father?
(a) She goes back to her mother.
(b) She goes to Stamps.
(c) She wanders the town.
(d) She goes to Florida.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Maya compare her grandmother's ability to calm Maya?

2. What book does Maya read that exposes her to lesbianism?

3. When does Maya's mother make Maya take the baby?

4. Why is Maya worried about seeing her mother again?

5. How does Maya feel about the threat of bombings during the war?

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