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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 she learn from the prejudice the blacks face in Stamps?

2. Where do Bailey and Maya sit in church?

3. Why do the blacks say it is fine for the whites to have money?

4. What is one of Mrs. Cullinan's main problems?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe the activities of the blacks' Summer Fish Fry.

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

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

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

8. Who is Joyce and what happens to her?

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

10. What does Maya say about childhood questions?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Maya was quite old before she made a friend. How do you think not having friends in childhood might affect a person as an adult?

Essay Topic 3

Do you think children have a better childhood if they are raised in a traditional mother/father home? Why or why not? Include a short opinion on how you think Maya's family life affected her as a person.

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