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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1 (pages 3-32).
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is Maya's son's name?
(a) Jerome.
(b) Al.
(c) Guy.
(d) Robert.
2. This memoir covers the author's life during which time frame?
(a) Late seventies.
(b) Late nineties.
(c) Mid sixties.
(d) Mid forties.
3. Why does Alice, Maya's friend, decide to move to Ghana?
(a) To work as a social worker.
(b) To help endangered species.
(c) To find a husband.
(d) To fulfill a promise she made to her dying mother.
4. Where does Maya move to with her friends Alice and Vicki?
(a) Twelfth story of a high-rise.
(b) City a hundred miles away.
(c) Neighboring quiet village.
(d) Three-bedroom bungalow.
5. What happens to Maya's son early in the story?
(a) He is mistaken for a revolutionary rebel.
(b) He is swept to sea and nearly drowns.
(c) He is seriously hurt in a car accident.
(d) He wins a national writing contest.
Short Answer Questions
1. What else does Professor J.H. Nketia help Maya with?
2. Why did Maya's friend, Vicki, move to Africa from America?
3. At the time of the events of this book, who is Kwame Nkrumah?
4. At the university, Professor J.H. Nketia is the chairman of what?
5. What job does Alice, Maya's friend, find in Ghana?
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