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

2. What does Maya admire about Momma?

3. How does Maya see living in St. Louis?

4. What does Uncle Willie do to punish mistakes in math that Maya makes?

5. What are girls in Stamps required to learn?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe Mrs. Cullinan.

6. Why is Saturday important to Maya?

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

8. What does Maya say about Reverend Howard Thomas?

9. What does Mr. Freedman do to Maya?

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

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 class determines a person's final position in society? Why or why not?

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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