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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Vivian marry after Maya has gone to live with her?
(a) Malcom X
(b) Mr. William Hardy
(c) no one
(d) Mr. Clidell

2. What does Bailey do for Joyce?
(a) teaches her to read
(b) teaches her to write
(c) teaches her about boys
(d) steals food for her

3. What does she learn from the prejudice the blacks face in Stamps?
(a) how to love deeply
(b) how to hate whites
(c) the ability to be satisfied in spite of the inequities
(d) how to get rich even with segregation

4. What do the neighbors ask the children about?
(a) their mother
(b) their travels
(c) their grandmother Baxter
(d) their schooling

5. What does Joyce do that confuses Bailey?
(a) tells him he needs to grow up
(b) tells him about sex
(c) tells him she is a lesbian
(d) tells him to open his pants

Short Answer Questions

1. What are two things that interest the neighbors?

2. What does Bailey do in his hideaway?

3. How does Maya feel once she is back in Stamps?

4. What does Maya say about her senses following her troubles with Mr. Freedman?

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

(see the answer key)

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