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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. How does Bailey feel about the neighbors questions?
(a) bored
(b) anxious
(c) resentful
(d) he enjoys the spotlight

2. Who becomes Maya's first girlfriend?
(a) Susie Turner
(b) Louise Kendricks
(c) Millie Hanks
(d) Ruth Potter

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

4. What is the biggest gathering of the year in Stamps for black people?
(a) Fourth of July
(b) Summer fish fry
(c) Labor day
(d) Memorial day

5. What does Mrs. Flowers tell Maya about language?
(a) It is how man communicates.
(b) It is never clear what someone is saying.
(c) It does not matter how you talk.
(d) It is God's curse on humans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Maya and her best friend call the language that they create?

2. What does Maya hear all night when Uncle Willie is hiding?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is Saturday important to Maya?

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

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

6. What does Maya say about Reverend Howard Thomas?

7. Who is Joyce and what happens to her?

8. How does Maya feel about her grandmother's store?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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