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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Maya think of her black skin?
(a) that it is beautiful
(b) that it is ugly
(c) that it does not mean anything
(d) that it is strange

2. How does segregation affect the attitude of blacks towards whites?
(a) makes the blacks feel contempt towards the whites
(b) makes the blacks hate the whites
(c) makes the blacks pity the whites
(d) makes the blacks admire the whites

3. What kind of men are Maya's uncles?
(a) soft spoken and courteous
(b) mean and violent
(c) educated and rich
(d) slow learners

4. What does Maya find interesting about poor people's attitude towards God?
(a) They think God will save them.
(b) They praise God in spite of poverty.
(c) They attribute their situation to God's will.
(d) They are angry at God.

5. Where does Bailey build a hideaway?
(a) in the woods
(b) down by the creek
(c) behind the store
(d) at a friend's house

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 18, where do the cotton pickers go after eating dinner?

2. Where do the children go when they leave Stamps?

3. What happens to Joyce?

4. Why do some people who live farther away stay at Momma's after the fight?

5. Why do the cotton pickers complain at the end of the day?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Maya say about Reverend Howard Thomas?

2. How do blacks in Stamps view white people and money?

3. How does Bailey interact with people once they are back in Stamps?

4. Describe what happens after Maya's mother finds her panties.

5. How does Maya interact with Mrs. Flowers?

6. How does Momma believe black people should live in order to be safe?

7. What are the only two rules Momma has about children?

8. Why is Saturday important to Maya?

9. Describe how Uncle Willie feels about his handicap?

10. Describe Mrs. Cullinan.

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