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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 Bailey and Maya have in common since her return from her father's?

2. How does Dolores feel about Maya?

3. Who, according to blacks, is successful in spite of the oppression of white people?

4. How is racism practiced in San Francisco?

5. Where does Maya spend summer vacation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Maya's trip to Mexico with her father.

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

3. 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?

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

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

6. What does Momma do when Maya has cavities that need the attention of a dentist?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

One of the first things white people did after they taught slaves English, was teach them about Christianity. How do you think the church was used to oppress slaves?

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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