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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. Why does George Taylor visit Momma?
(a) He needs money.
(b) He is lonely.
(c) He likes the children.
(d) He is a friend of Uncle Willie's.

2. What does Bailey do in response to his mother's dislike of his lifestyle?
(a) quits hanging with his friends
(b) goes back to school
(c) slaps her
(d) moves out

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

4. What does her mother tell Maya about cutting school?
(a) She can quit school if she wants.
(b) She is not supposed to cut classes.
(c) She can transfer to another school.
(d) If her work is caught up, she can skip.

5. How is Bailey changing in San Francisco?
(a) He is more studious.
(b) He is quieter.
(c) He is more timid.
(d) He is becoming more street smart.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dolores call Vivian?

2. What does Maya tell her father about Dolores?

3. How is racism practiced in San Francisco?

4. Who does Vivian marry after Maya has gone to live with her?

5. How does Maya get to her new school in San Francisco?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Maya imagine her grandmother will handle the dentist?

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

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

5. Describe Maya's perceptions and experience in her first year at George Washington High School.

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

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

8. Describe the reason for George Taylor's visit and the visit itself.

9. Describe the Lafayette Training School and its students.

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

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