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

2. How many times has Momma been married?
(a) two
(b) none
(c) three
(d) once

3. How are the cotton pickers in the first chapter paid?
(a) by the hour
(b) with food
(c) by the weight of cotton they pick
(d) by a company store credit

4. What does Maya admire about Momma?
(a) her intelligence
(b) her strength and power
(c) her wealth
(d) her beauty

5. How do Maya and Bailey feel when they get Christmas presents from their parents?
(a) depressed
(b) happy
(c) angry
(d) grateful

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Maya punish herself when she does not measure flour correctly?

2. Who is Reverend Howard Thomas?

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

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

5. Why have many black children never seen a white person in Stamps?

(see the answer key)

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