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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 Dolores feel about Maya?
(a) She is jealous of her.
(b) She likes her.
(c) She is afraid of her.
(d) She wants to adopt her.

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

3. What do the boys in the gang do for money?
(a) con people
(b) shine shoes
(c) steal
(d) sweep out pool halls and mow lawns

4. What does Momma tell the white dentist when he refuses to see Maya?
(a) It is against the law.
(b) His wife will be ashamed of him.
(c) God will strike him dead.
(d) She helped him when he was broke.

5. How does the black community treat the graduates of Lafayette Training School?
(a) no different than anyone else
(b) like college graduates
(c) like laborers
(d) like royalty

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why are the black people left alone in Maya's neighborhood in San Francisco?

3. Why are Maya and Bailey being sent away?

4. Who holds all the money in the gang Maya joins?

5. Where does Maya's father work?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Momma do when Maya has cavities that need the attention of a dentist?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Describe Maya's trip to Mexico with her father.

(see the answer keys)

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