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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Maya punish herself when she does not measure flour correctly?
(a) by cleaning the kitchen
(b) by not going to the movies
(c) by not eating sweets
(d) by not reading that night

2. What are the graduates of Lafayette Training School expected to become?
(a) doctors and lawyers
(b) farmers, maids, handymen and carpenters
(c) business owners
(d) politicians

3. What does Bailey do in his hideaway?
(a) plays games with other boys
(b) experiments with petting
(c) sleeps
(d) reads

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

5. Where does Maya transfer to school?
(a) Edgewater High
(b) San Franciso High
(c) Jefferson High School
(d) George Washington High School

Short Answer Questions

1. How far is Maya moved up when she starts school in San Francisco?

2. What does Uncle Willie do to punish mistakes in math that Maya makes?

3. What does Maya do with the first Valentine she ever receives?

4. What do the blacks in Stamps think of Mrs. Flowers?

5. What does Mr. Freedman order Maya to do?

(see the answer key)

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