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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. What is a black person risking to speak to a white person, according to Momma?
(a) being made fun of
(b) his or her life
(c) having to go to jail
(d) sounding stupid

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

3. Where do Bailey and Maya sit in church?
(a) in the back
(b) in the choir loft
(c) the front row
(d) with the other children

4. What does Maya admire about Bailey?
(a) He knows how to steal from the white people.
(b) He beats up anyone who gives him a hard time.
(c) He is much taller than she.
(d) He can finish all his chores and homework and still read more.

5. As a young child who is Maya's favorite author?
(a) Shakespeare
(b) Stewart
(c) Baldwin
(d) Hemmingway

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many times has Momma been married?

3. What does Maya think of her black skin?

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

5. How do Maya and Bailey feel when they get Christmas presents from their parents?

(see the answer key)

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