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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 do the boys in the gang do for money?

2. What does Momma give Maya for graduation?

3. What makes Maya's fear of death worse?

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

5. Why are Maya and Bailey being sent away?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Mrs. Taylor's funeral and Maya's reaction.

2. How does her mother's house feel to Maya when she returns and does she think she is better off having gone to her father's?

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

4. Describe the Lafayette Training School and its students.

5. What happens when Momma and Maya arrive in St. Louis?

6. How does Maya imagine her grandmother will handle the dentist?

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

8. What happens when Maya decides she wants to work on the street car?

9. What does Mr. Clidell teach Maya?

10. Why does Maya think she might be a lesbian and what does she think a lesbian is?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Maya learns hope and faith through her religious community but also learns fear and hate from living in a segregated and oppressive environment. How do you think the positive values of hope and faith can balance the fear and hate in Maya's life? Use examples from the book to illustrate your answer.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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