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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. Where does Maya spend summer vacation?

2. With whom does Maya have adult conversations?

3. Maya think lesbians are the same as _________.

4. Where does Maya sleep when she is on her own?

5. How does Maya feel about the threat of bombings during the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how blacks avoid lying, according to Maya.

2. What does Maya do when she leaves her father's friend's house?

3. How has Bailey changed in Maya's absence and what is Vivian's reaction to him?

4. What happens between Dolores and Maya when Maya's father leaves her with Dolores?

5. What do the children do when they move to San Francisco?

6. How does Maya feel about San Francisco as a community?

7. What happened that upset Bailey so much before he goes to California?

8. How does Maya feel about school when she returns and what does she do about it?

9. How does Maya feel about her pregnancy and what does she do?

10. Describe Maya's reaction to Edward Donleavy's speech about blacks.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

If Maya Angelou were your grandmother what would you say to other students who asked you about her?

Essay Topic 3

There were many reasons Maya did not fit into school or home. What do you think she could have done to fit in better at her white school? What could the other children have done to help?

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