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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Reverend Howard Thomas?
(a) the preacher on television
(b) Momma's brother
(c) a presiding elder in the church
(d) Uncle Willie's friend

2. What does Maya do with her panties after Mr. Freedman attacks her?
(a) show them to her mother
(b) burns them
(c) hides them
(d) throws them away

3. What are girls in Stamps required to learn?
(a) embroidery, crochet and tatting
(b) dressmaking and baking
(c) cooking and cleaning
(d) childcare, sewing and driving

4. What does Mrs. Cullinan call Maya?
(a) Mary
(b) Glory
(c) Marguerite
(d) Lizzie

5. What do the people at graduation sing after the valedictorian's speech?
(a) It's a Hard, Hard World
(b) the national anthem
(c) the Negro National Anthem
(d) Amazing Grace

Short Answer Questions

1. Who becomes Maya's first girlfriend?

2. What is the biggest gathering of the year in Stamps for black people?

3. What does Maya decide to do after Mr. Freedman is stopped?

4. An adult Maya suggests that black people survive ___________________.

5. What do the black women do for the yearly gathering in Stamps?

(see the answer key)

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