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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 31.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the preachers talk about in relationship to God and whites?
(a) God hates them.
(b) God is indifferent to them.
(c) They will receive punishment.
(d) They are favored by God.

2. What does Dolores tell Maya's father about marriage?
(a) She wants to marry him but not his children.
(b) She does not believe in marriage.
(c) She will marry if Maya will come to the wedding.
(d) She does not want to marry.

3. What does Maya call the time she spends with Mrs. Flowers?
(a) her down time
(b) her lessons in living
(c) her quiet time
(d) her white people time

4. In Chapter 18, where do the cotton pickers go after eating dinner?
(a) to bed
(b) to see fireworks
(c) to a revival
(d) to friends' or family homes for a visit

5. What makes Maya proud to be black for the first time?
(a) Martin Luther King, Jr.
(b) Her Momma's store
(c) Graduating from school
(d) Mrs. Flowers

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Maya worried about seeing her mother again?

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

3. What does Maya hear all night when Uncle Willie is hiding?

4. Where does Bailey build a hideaway?

5. How does Maya react to her fight with Dolores?

(see the answer key)

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