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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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 is mostly Chinese.
(c) There are a lot of cute boys.
(d) The school sits next to the subway.

4. 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

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

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

7. How does Vivian teach the children about other cultures?
(a) giving them books to read
(b) introducing them to people from other countries
(c) taking them to different parts of the city
(d) through food

8. How does Maya imagine the confrontation between Momma and the dentist?
(a) with Momma hitting him over the head
(b) with Momma kicking him out of town
(c) with Momma convincing him to see Maya
(d) with Momma wrecking his office

9. What do some white men do that makes Bailey so upset one night?
(a) They beat him.
(b) They threaten to lynch him.
(c) They threaten Maya.
(d) They make him carry the body of a black man.

10. With whom does Maya have adult conversations?
(a) her stepfather
(b) students in school
(c) college graduates that board with her mother
(d) her grandmother

11. What does the author say determines the ethics of the people?
(a) parents of children
(b) the needs of society
(c) teaching of the church
(d) the education of citizens

12. What does Dolores complain about when Maya and her father come in from the trip?
(a) He forgot some ingredients.
(b) They are late.
(c) He has cheated on her.
(d) Maya is wearing his jacket.

13. What does Maya see as possible proof she is becoming a lesbian?
(a) She does not like boys kissing her.
(b) A friend's breasts fascinate her.
(c) She has never had a boyfriend.
(d) She likes staring at girls.

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

15. Who holds all the money in the gang Maya joins?
(a) James
(b) Sabrina
(c) Maya
(d) Bootsie

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Maya prove she is not a lesbian?

2. How does Maya get to her new school in San Francisco?

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

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

5. What happens after the baby is born?

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