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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Dolores call Vivian?
(a) a smart woman
(b) a creep
(c) a whore
(d) a two timer

5. How do Momma and Willie see Momma's confrontation with the dentist?
(a) as a step backwards
(b) as par for the course
(c) as a victory
(d) as a failure

6. 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.

7. How does Maya's mother's home seem to her after returning from her father's?
(a) boring
(b) noisy and confusing
(c) smaller and quieter
(d) exciting

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

9. How does Maya react to her fight with Dolores?
(a) She tells Vivian.
(b) She gets scared.
(c) She apologizes.
(d) She slaps her.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How is Bailey changing in San Francisco?

3. What do some white men do that makes Bailey so upset one night?

4. Where does Maya spend summer vacation?

5. What does Maya see as possible proof she is becoming a lesbian?

(see the answer keys)

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