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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 far is Maya moved up when she starts school in San Francisco?
(a) two semesters
(b) one semester
(c) she is not moved up
(d) two years

2. Where does Maya spend summer vacation?
(a) with her father and his girlfriend
(b) in England on scholarship
(c) she doesn't go anywhere
(d) in Stamps

3. What does Vivian think when Maya returns home?
(a) Her father did not feed her well.
(b) Maya is acting up.
(c) Dolores is a bitch.
(d) Maya had a good time.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What book does Maya read that exposes her to lesbianism?

2. Why are Maya and Bailey being sent away?

3. What makes Maya's fear of death worse?

4. What does the author say determines the ethics of the people?

5. How does Maya feel about the threat of bombings during the war?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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