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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 do the blacks ask in regard to the whites and judgment?

2. What does Mr. Freedman order Maya to do?

3. What does Bailey do in his hideaway?

4. What happens to Maya and Bailey after the incident with Mr. Freedman?

5. What is a black person risking to speak to a white person, according to Momma?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Momma believe black people should live in order to be safe?

4. What are the only two rules Momma has about children?

5. Describe Bailey's hideaway and what he does there.

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

7. Why are people gathered at the store in Chapter 19 and why are the children excited?

8. How does Maya feel about her grandmother's store?

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

10. Describe Maya's grandparents who live in the West.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Maya's grandmother told Willie about her trip to the white dentist they both felt she had won the encounter. What do you think and why?

Essay Topic 2

Maya was smart and usually worked hard in school. How do you think being intelligent helped her deal with all the problems in her life?

Essay Topic 3

With her grandmother's stern discipline and religion, her rape and abandonment by both her father and mother, and dealing with racism, Maya had a difficult childhood. How do you think that might have made her the person she became?

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