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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. What does she learn from the prejudice the blacks face in Stamps?
(a) the ability to be satisfied in spite of the inequities
(b) how to hate whites
(c) how to love deeply
(d) how to get rich even with segregation

2. How does segregation affect the attitude of blacks towards whites?
(a) makes the blacks pity the whites
(b) makes the blacks feel contempt towards the whites
(c) makes the blacks hate the whites
(d) makes the blacks admire the whites

3. Who are the fighters that the blacks are listening to during a match broadcast on the radio?
(a) Robinson and Louis
(b) Carmicheal and Veal
(c) Carnera and Louis
(d) Ali and Fraiser

4. What is one of Mrs. Cullinan's main problems?
(a) She is poor.
(b) She is black.
(c) She is uneducated.
(d) She is an alcoholic.

5. How old is Maya when she goes to work for Mrs. Cullinan?
(a) twelve
(b) ten
(c) fourteen
(d) eight

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Maya say a person's values and opinions are formed?

2. Why do the blacks say it is fine for the whites to have money?

3. Why does Maya run away from the church in the Introduction?

4. Why is Bailey late getting home one Saturday?

5. How did Uncle Willie become handicapped?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Maya say about Reverend Howard Thomas?

6. Describe Maya's reaction to her first Valentine.

7. How does Maya see Mrs. Flowers and how does she feel about her?

8. How do the black church goers feel about the whites?

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

10. What are black girls supposed to learn in Stamps and how do they learn it?

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