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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8 | Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Maya and Bailey dislike the Reverend Thomas?
(a) He preaches too long.
(b) He smells funny.
(c) He never remembers their names.
(d) He pinches them on the cheek.

2. Where do the children go when they leave Stamps?
(a) to their mother's home
(b) they never leave Stamps
(c) to a foster home
(d) to their aunt's home

3. What does Maya think of her black skin?
(a) that it is ugly
(b) that it does not mean anything
(c) that it is beautiful
(d) that it is strange

4. Why do the cotton pickers complain at the end of the day?
(a) They work too hard.
(b) They are always cut.
(c) They think the scales are weighted.
(d) They need more jobs.

5. Why do Maya and Momma hide Uncle Willie?
(a) They are playing.
(b) His ex-wife is looking for him.
(c) The whites are looking for a black man.
(d) They do not want Bailey to know where he is.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where, according to the author, can childhood questions be answered?

2. What does Maya admire about Bailey?

3. Who is Reverend Howard Thomas?

4. Where does Maya say a person's values and opinions are formed?

5. What does Maya admire about Momma?

(see the answer key)

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