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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 Momma tell Maya and Bailey they will be going to live?

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

3. What does Dolores call Vivian?

4. What happens after the baby is born?

5. What does Willie tell Bailey is the reason white people hate blacks so much?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the reason for George Taylor's visit and the visit itself.

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

3. What happens to Maya when she starts school in San Francisco?

4. What does Maya's father do for a living and how does he obtain what is necessary for the job?

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

6. What does her mother say and do about Maya's pregnancy?

7. What happens to Maya's neighborhood in San Francisco during the war?

8. What happens with Dolores when Maya and her father return from Mexico?

9. Describe Maya's perceptions and experience in her first year at George Washington High School.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Years after Maya's rape she still suffered from fear and guilt. Why do you think these feelings continued in her?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Do you think racism still exits in America? Why or why not?

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