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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 does Maya do with the first Valentine she ever receives?

2. What does Maya find out about her parents when she receives Christmas presents from them?

3. Why have many black children never seen a white person in Stamps?

4. How does Maya punish herself when she does not measure flour correctly?

5. How does Maya feel once she is back in Stamps?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do people stay at Momma's after the fight?

2. Who is Joyce and what happens to her?

3. How does Maya interact with Mrs. Flowers?

4. What does the children's father do when he takes them from Stamps?

5. What does Maya say she learns from her mother's family?

6. What does Maya say about childhood questions?

7. How does Maya see Mrs. Flowers and how does she feel about her?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Do you think Maya had to grow up too fast? Why? Use examples from the book to illustrate your opinion.

Essay Topic 3

Many of our beliefs tend to form early, often they are false because as young people we sometimes don't have the information we need to filter out false thinking. Maya had many beliefs as a child that were false. What were three of these beliefs, in your opinion and why do you think they were false?

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