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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Maya worried about seeing her mother again?
(a) She feels guilty about the rape.
(b) She thinks her mother loves Bailey better.
(c) She is afraid her mother has changed.
(d) She is afraid of her mother's boyfriend.

2. Why does Maya give Bailey a dime?
(a) to go to the movies
(b) to get her candy
(c) to buy a comic book
(d) to get her lipstick

3. Where does Maya's father work?
(a) at a naval hospital
(b) at the library
(c) he's a soldier
(d) at a school

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

5. Who wins the fight between the black boxer and the white?
(a) the white
(b) it was a draw
(c) the black
(d) they didn't finish the fight

Short Answer Questions

1. Who becomes Maya's first girlfriend?

2. Who comes to Stamps to get the children?

3. What does the young Maya think about white people?

4. What does Uncle Willie do to punish mistakes in math that Maya makes?

5. What does Maya think of her black skin?

(see the answer key)

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