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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wins the fight between the black boxer and the white?
(a) they didn't finish the fight
(b) the black
(c) the white
(d) it was a draw

2. Why have many black children never seen a white person in Stamps?
(a) The white people abuse black children.
(b) The blacks do not go in the white section of town.
(c) There are no white people in Stamps.
(d) Segregation is absolute.

3. How does life for the blacks in Stamps change following the fight?
(a) It gets better.
(b) It ends segregation.
(c) It does not change at all.
(d) It gets much worse.

4. How do Maya and Bailey feel when they get Christmas presents from their parents?
(a) angry
(b) happy
(c) depressed
(d) grateful

5. What does Maya tell Joyce?
(a) not to come to the store
(b) not to talk to her brother
(c) not to confuse her brother
(d) to go to church with them

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Maya keep quiet about Mr. Freedman's rape of her?

2. How are the cotton pickers in the first chapter paid?

3. What does Maya decide to do after Mr. Freedman is stopped?

4. Who does Maya speak to finally after spending time with Mrs. Flowers?

5. What does Bailey do when someone insults Maya?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Maya's grandparents who live in the West.

2. What are the only two rules Momma has about children?

3. What does Maya say she learns from her mother's family?

4. Why is Bailey late coming home in Chapter 17?

5. As a child, how does Maya view herself physically?

6. How do blacks in Stamps view white people and money?

7. Describe Bailey's hideaway and what he does there.

8. Describe Maya's thoughts as she watches the cotton pickers.

9. Why are people gathered at the store in Chapter 19 and why are the children excited?

10. How does Bailey interact with people once they are back in Stamps?

(see the answer keys)

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