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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 are Maya and Bailey being sent away?
(a) Stamps is too segregated.
(b) Momma does not want them anymore.
(c) Their father wants them.
(d) Momma is too old.

2. What does Maya's new stepfather do for work?
(a) janitor
(b) owns apartment buildings and pool halls
(c) doctor
(d) basketball player

3. Where does Vivian go when she leaves Maya and Momma in St. Louis?
(a) Stamps
(b) Florida
(c) New York
(d) San Francisco

4. Why is Maya afraid to go home to her mother's?
(a) Her mother will blame her.
(b) Her mother will ground her.
(c) Her mother will kill her father.
(d) Her mother will see her injury.

5. What do some white men do that makes Bailey so upset one night?
(a) They threaten to lynch him.
(b) They threaten Maya.
(c) They beat him.
(d) They make him carry the body of a black man.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Maya react to her fight with Dolores?

2. What do the people at graduation sing after the valedictorian's speech?

3. What does her stepfather teach her about con men?

4. How far is Maya moved up when she starts school in San Francisco?

5. What does Mrs. Taylor's funeral do to Maya?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens between Dolores and Maya when Maya's father leaves her with Dolores?

2. What does Mr. Clidell teach Maya?

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Maya think she might be a lesbian and what does she think a lesbian is?

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

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

10. What do the children do when they move to San Francisco?

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