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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 30.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why do Maya and Bailey dislike the Reverend Thomas?
(a) He never remembers their names.
(b) He preaches too long.
(c) He pinches them on the cheek.
(d) He smells funny.

3. What does her stepfather teach her about con men?
(a) to stay away from them
(b) how to join them
(c) how to con them
(d) how to spot them

4. Who are the fighters that the blacks are listening to during a match broadcast on the radio?
(a) Robinson and Louis
(b) Carmicheal and Veal
(c) Ali and Fraiser
(d) Carnera and Louis

5. What does Bailey do in his hideaway?
(a) reads
(b) sleeps
(c) plays games with other boys
(d) experiments with petting

Short Answer Questions

1. When Louis goes down temporarily how does it feel to the blacks?

2. What is one of Mrs. Cullinan's main problems?

3. What does Momma make the white dentist do?

4. What does Maya see between the preachers during the revival that she has never seen before?

5. Who becomes Maya's first girlfriend?

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