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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens after the baby is born?

2. What does Momma give Maya for graduation?

3. How does Maya react to her fight with Dolores?

4. Why do Momma and Maya go away before Bailey?

5. Why does Maya drive the car back to Calexico?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Mrs. Taylor's funeral and Maya's reaction.

2. Describe Maya's perceptions and experience in her first year at George Washington High School.

3. What does Maya's father do for a living and how does he obtain what is necessary for the job?

4. Describe the Lafayette Training School and its students.

5. What does Momma do when Maya has cavities that need the attention of a dentist?

6. Where does Maya stay after leaving her father's friend's?

7. What happens to Maya when she starts school in San Francisco?

8. What does Mr. Clidell teach Maya?

9. How does Maya feel about her pregnancy and what does she do?

10. What happens when Momma and Maya arrive in St. Louis?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you think racism still exits in America? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Do you think Maya had to grow up too fast? Why? Use examples from the book to illustrate your opinion.

Essay Topic 3

There were many reasons Maya did not fit into school or home. What do you think she could have done to fit in better at her white school? What could the other children have done to help?

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