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

2. How many times has Momma been married?
(a) none
(b) two
(c) once
(d) three

3. What are girls in Stamps required to learn?
(a) childcare, sewing and driving
(b) dressmaking and baking
(c) embroidery, crochet and tatting
(d) cooking and cleaning

4. What kind of men are Maya's uncles?
(a) educated and rich
(b) soft spoken and courteous
(c) slow learners
(d) mean and violent

5. What does the young Maya think about white people?
(a) They are ungodly.
(b) They cannot be human.
(c) They are dumb.
(d) They smell funny.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Maya want to go back to Stamps?

2. Why does Maya give Bailey a dime?

3. Where do Bailey and Maya sit in church?

4. What does Bailey do when someone insults Maya?

5. What does Mr. Freedman order Maya to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Momma believe black people should live in order to be safe?

3. What does Maya learn to understand, and later believe, about cotton pickers?

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

5. Why do people stay at Momma's after the fight?

6. What does the children's father do when he takes them from Stamps?

7. Describe Mrs. Cullinan.

8. Describe how Uncle Willie feels about his handicap?

9. What does Mr. Freedman do to Maya?

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

(see the answer keys)

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