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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 Maya feel about communication with the dead?
(a) unbelieving
(b) excited
(c) terrified
(d) bored

2. Where does Momma tell Maya and Bailey they will be going to live?
(a) with their mother
(b) in Florida
(c) with their aunt
(d) with their father

3. What book does Maya read that exposes her to lesbianism?
(a) The Children's Hour
(b) The Well of Loneliness
(c) Dykes on Bikes
(d) Six of One

4. Why do Momma and Maya go away before Bailey?
(a) They cannot afford three tickets.
(b) Bailey has to finish school.
(c) Momma is afraid for Maya.
(d) Bailey is the older of the two children.

5. How does Maya feel about being pregnant?
(a) she loves it
(b) like the world is ending
(c) excited
(d) confused

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dolores complain about when Maya and her father come in from the trip?

2. Why is Maya uncomfortable about her new school in San Francisco?

3. How does Vivian teach the children about other cultures?

4. What does Maya's mother think of Maya's fear of becoming a lesbian?

5. How does Maya feel about the threat of bombings during the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Maya's father do for a living and how does he obtain what is necessary for the job?

2. Explain how blacks avoid lying, according to Maya.

3. What does Mr. Clidell teach Maya?

4. Describe the Lafayette Training School and its students.

5. What happens with Dolores when Maya and her father return from Mexico?

6. How does Maya feel about school when she returns and what does she do about it?

7. How does Maya decide to see if she is a lesbian and what happens?

8. What happens when Maya decides she wants to work on the street car?

9. What does Maya do when she leaves her father's friend's house?

10. How does Maya feel about San Francisco as a community?

(see the answer keys)

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