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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7 (pages 184-208).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Malcolm X say when he notices that Maya is upset?
(a) Asks if she's sad because he has to leave.
(b) Asks why she's upset.
(c) Tells her she has no reason to feel sorry for herself.
(d) Tells her she should be happy.

2. In Aburi, Maya and her friend watch a parade where Maya especially enjoys what?
(a) Blaring horns.
(b) Australian didgeridoos.
(c) Spanish guitars.
(d) Beating drums.

3. What story does Maya share at Dieter's house?
(a) Brer Rabbit.
(b) Little Red Hen.
(c) Peter and the Wolf.
(d) Three Little Pigs.

4. Before returning to the United States, who does Maya take a trip with?
(a) Nana and two of his daughters.
(b) Efua and her husband.
(c) Her two roommates.
(d) Guy and his girlfriend.

5. What is Dunkwa?
(a) Maya's name in Fanti.
(b) A regional dialect.
(c) Traditional rice and vegetable dish.
(d) Small village Maya visits.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Comfort?

2. Not long after their first meeting, what does Sheikhali ask Maya?

3. This memoir covers the author's life during which time frame?

4. What does Maya do when Sheikhali is more than two hours late for a date?

5. In the Senior Common Room discussion Maya walks into, she hears an Englishman and a Ghanaian speaking rudely about what?

(see the answer key)

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