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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. As a young child who is Maya's favorite author?
(a) Hemmingway
(b) Shakespeare
(c) Stewart
(d) Baldwin
2. What does Maya think of Mrs. Flowers?
(a) She is mean.
(b) She is too educated.
(c) She is the ideal human being.
(d) She is too nosy.
3. Why does Maya want to go back to Stamps?
(a) She misses her friends.
(b) She is frightened.
(c) she misses her grandmother.
(d) She hates the weather.
4. 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
5. What does Mr. Freedman order Maya to do?
(a) take off her clothes
(b) go to school
(c) read a book
(d) walk his dog
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is Reverend Howard Thomas?
2. How old is Maya when she goes to work for Mrs. Cullinan?
3. How does Maya imagine herself when she is very young?
4. What does Mrs. Flowers tell Maya about language?
5. What makes Maya proud to be black for the first time?
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