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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. What does Dolores tell Maya's father about marriage?
(a) She will marry if Maya will come to the wedding.
(b) She does not believe in marriage.
(c) She does not want to marry.
(d) She wants to marry him but not his children.

2. Why does Maya start cutting school?
(a) She hates reading.
(b) She does not have much in common with the girls at school.
(c) She does not like the principal.
(d) She thinks she has enough education.

3. How does Maya feel about being pregnant?
(a) confused
(b) excited
(c) she loves it
(d) like the world is ending

4. Why does Maya drive the car back to Calexico?
(a) Her father takes off for South America.
(b) Her father is drunk.
(c) she does not drive the car because she is too young.
(d) Her father is sick.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do some white men do that makes Bailey so upset one night?

2. What job does Vivian do for work?

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

4. An adult Maya suggests that black people survive ___________________.

5. What does Mr. Taylor say about his dead wife and children?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the Lafayette Training School and its students.

3. What does her mother say and do about Maya's pregnancy?

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

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

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

7. What does Mr. Clidell teach Maya?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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