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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12 | Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who comes to Stamps to get the children?
(a) Bailey Johnson Senior
(b) Vivian Johnson
(c) no one
(d) Aunt Hilda

3. What does Maya wish when she reads books about heroes?
(a) that she would be rescued
(b) that a hero would kill Mr. Freedman
(c) that she was a boy
(d) that she was a princess

4. 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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Maya say she is so advanced in school?

2. How did Uncle Willie become handicapped?

3. Where do the children go when they leave Stamps?

4. Why does Maya run away from the church in the Introduction?

5. What does Grandma Baxter do?

(see the answer key)

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