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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are girls in Stamps required to learn?

2. How does Maya imagine herself when she is very young?

3. What does Maya admire about Bailey?

4. What does Maya hear all night when Uncle Willie is hiding?

5. What does Grandma Baxter do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Maya say about childhood questions?

2. How do blacks in Stamps view white people and money?

3. What does Mr. Freedman do to Maya?

4. How does Maya feel about coming back to Stamps and what does she learn from the blacks there?

5. As a child, how does Maya view herself physically?

6. How does Bailey interact with people once they are back in Stamps?

7. Who is Joyce and what happens to her?

8. What are black girls supposed to learn in Stamps and how do they learn it?

9. Describe Maya's thoughts as she watches the cotton pickers.

10. Describe Maya's reaction to her first Valentine.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Maya gradually learned to become an activist for black civil rights. Is there any area in your life where you are working for a cause? Explain what you do and if not, write about a cause you believe is good.

Essay Topic 2

Do you think racism still exits in America? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

One of the first things white people did after they taught slaves English, was teach them about Christianity. How do you think the church was used to oppress slaves?

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