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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 35.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Momma tell the white dentist when he refuses to see Maya?
(a) God will strike him dead.
(b) His wife will be ashamed of him.
(c) She helped him when he was broke.
(d) It is against the law.

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

3. Why does Maya run away from the church in the Introduction?
(a) She hates the minister.
(b) She is afraid of God.
(c) She wets herself.
(d) She falls asleep in church.

4. What does Maya tell her father about Dolores?
(a) She is pretentious.
(b) She is very nice.
(c) She is awful.
(d) She is pretty.

5. How does Maya feel about the threat of bombings during the war?
(a) indifferent
(b) unbelieving
(c) frightened
(d) at home

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maya wish when she reads books about heroes?

2. What does Willie tell Bailey is the reason white people hate blacks so much?

3. How does Maya see living in St. Louis?

4. How does the black community treat the graduates of Lafayette Training School?

5. How does Bailey feel about the neighbors questions?

(see the answer key)

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