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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. When does Maya's mother make Maya take the baby?
(a) in a year
(b) three weeks after he is born
(c) right away
(d) never

2. What job does Vivian do for work?
(a) runs card games
(b) teacher
(c) maid
(d) social worker

3. What does Mrs. Taylor's funeral do to Maya?
(a) makes the word "death" real
(b) helps her grow up
(c) makes her happy
(d) makes her sad

4. What does Vivian think when Maya returns home?
(a) Maya is acting up.
(b) Maya had a good time.
(c) Dolores is a bitch.
(d) Her father did not feed her well.

5. Where does Maya's father take her on a trip?
(a) Canada
(b) Florida
(c) Las Vegas
(d) Mexico

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maya think about her supervisors on the job?

2. What do Bailey and Maya have in common since her return from her father's?

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

4. How does the black community treat the graduates of Lafayette Training School?

5. Who, according to blacks, is successful in spite of the oppression of white people?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens to Maya's neighborhood in San Francisco during the war?

3. What does Mr. Clidell teach Maya?

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

5. Describe the living arrangements for Maya and her family after her mother marries Mr. Clidell .

6. What happens when Momma and Maya arrive in St. Louis?

7. What happened that upset Bailey so much before he goes to California?

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

9. Where does Maya stay after leaving her father's friend's?

10. Describe the Lafayette Training School and its students.

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