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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Maya's father work?
(a) at a school
(b) he's a soldier
(c) at a naval hospital
(d) at the library

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

3. Where does Momma take Maya when she needs a dentist?
(a) no where
(b) Dr. Lincoln
(c) to California
(d) Dr. Sarvey

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

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

6. What makes Maya's fear of death worse?
(a) thinking her mother was dead
(b) the minister talking about death
(c) seeing the lynchings in Stamps
(d) when her dog dies

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

8. How is racism practiced in San Francisco?
(a) openly
(b) there is none
(c) violently
(d) covertly

9. What does Momma tell the white dentist when he refuses to see Maya?
(a) It is against the law.
(b) His wife will be ashamed of him.
(c) She helped him when he was broke.
(d) God will strike him dead.

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

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

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

13. Why do Momma and Maya go away before Bailey?
(a) They cannot afford three tickets.
(b) Momma is afraid for Maya.
(c) Bailey has to finish school.
(d) Bailey is the older of the two children.

14. What job does Vivian do for work?
(a) maid
(b) runs card games
(c) teacher
(d) social worker

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does it take Maya to get a job with the street car company?

2. How does the black community treat the graduates of Lafayette Training School?

3. What does Maya think about her supervisors on the job?

4. How does Vivian teach the children about other cultures?

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

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