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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. Where do Bailey and Maya sit in church?
(a) in the choir loft
(b) with the other children
(c) in the back
(d) the front row

2. Who comes to Stamps to get the children?
(a) no one
(b) Vivian Johnson
(c) Aunt Hilda
(d) Bailey Johnson Senior

3. When Louis goes down temporarily how does it feel to the blacks?
(a) like slavery just got reenacted
(b) like their dreams were dead
(c) like segregation is never going to end
(d) like another whipping or lynching

4. What does Maya admire about Momma?
(a) her intelligence
(b) her beauty
(c) her strength and power
(d) her wealth

5. Why do the children hope for a bloody victory?
(a) The adults will let them stay up late.
(b) It will prove blacks are better than whites.
(c) The adults will give them candy.
(d) It is nice to hear of a white man getting bloody.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of Mrs. Cullinan's main problems?

2. What does Bailey do in his hideaway?

3. Where do the children go when they leave Stamps?

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

5. What happens to Mr. Freedman after court?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe Mrs. Cullinan.

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

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

7. Why is Saturday important to Maya?

8. What does Mr. Freedman do to Maya?

9. Describe the activities of the blacks' Summer Fish Fry.

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

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