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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. As a young child who is Maya's favorite author?
(a) Hemmingway
(b) Baldwin
(c) Shakespeare
(d) Stewart

2. 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) Segregation is absolute.
(c) There are no white people in Stamps.
(d) The white people abuse black children.

3. What does Bailey do in his hideaway?
(a) plays games with other boys
(b) experiments with petting
(c) reads
(d) sleeps

4. What does Bailey do for Joyce?
(a) teaches her to read
(b) steals food for her
(c) teaches her about boys
(d) teaches her to write

5. What does Grandma Baxter do?
(a) She is a dancer.
(b) She is a precinct captain.
(c) She is a school teacher.
(d) She is a singer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maya tell Joyce?

2. How does Maya get out of working for Mrs. Cullinan?

3. What does Mrs. Cullinan call Maya?

4. What does Maya call the time she spends with Mrs. Flowers?

5. How does Bailey feel about the neighbors questions?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Saturday important to Maya?

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

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

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

5. Describe Mrs. Cullinan.

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

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

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

9. How does Maya feel about coming back to Stamps and what does she learn from the blacks there?

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

(see the answer keys)

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