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

2. What does Maya's mother think of Maya's fear of becoming a lesbian?
(a) It might be based in fact.
(b) It is silly.
(c) It is possible.
(d) It is scary.

3. What happens after the baby is born?
(a) She goes to Stamps.
(b) Maya is afraid to touch him.
(c) She gets pregnant again.
(d) She wants another baby.

4. How long does it take Maya to get a job with the street car company?
(a) two days
(b) three weeks
(c) a year
(d) a month

5. Why does Maya's mother wake her and Bailey at night?
(a) to move them out of her room
(b) to drill them about their school work
(c) because she's drunk
(d) for biscuits and chocolate milk

Short Answer Questions

1. How is racism practiced in San Francisco?

2. What kind of people does the street car company hire?

3. What do the boys in the gang do for money?

4. What does Bailey do in response to his mother's dislike of his lifestyle?

5. Why can Maya not become a lesbian, according to her mother?

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. Describe Mrs. Taylor's funeral and Maya's reaction.

3. How does Maya feel about her pregnancy and what does she do?

4. Describe the Lafayette Training School and its students.

5. How has Bailey changed in Maya's absence and what is Vivian's reaction to him?

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

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

8. Describe Maya's reaction to Edward Donleavy's speech about blacks.

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

10. What happens to Maya when she starts school in San Francisco?

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