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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Freedman order Maya to do?
(a) take off her clothes
(b) walk his dog
(c) go to school
(d) read a book

2. How does Maya punish herself when she does not measure flour correctly?
(a) by not going to the movies
(b) by not reading that night
(c) by cleaning the kitchen
(d) by not eating sweets

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

4. In Chapter 18, where do the cotton pickers go after eating dinner?
(a) to friends' or family homes for a visit
(b) to bed
(c) to see fireworks
(d) to a revival

5. What are girls in Stamps required to learn?
(a) childcare, sewing and driving
(b) embroidery, crochet and tatting
(c) cooking and cleaning
(d) dressmaking and baking

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to Stamps to get the children?

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

3. How did Uncle Willie become handicapped?

4. Why does Maya give Bailey a dime?

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

(see the answer key)

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