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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5 (pages 128-146).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Maya's friends Alice and Vicki tell the Chicago stockyard worker and his wife about life in Ghana, what does the man do?
(a) Applies for work immediately.
(b) Accuses them of lying.
(c) Threatens to leave.
(d) Goes into a depression.

2. Why does Nana Nketsia go to Maya's house?
(a) To ask questions about a crime.
(b) To ask her to attend a writer's conference.
(c) To invite her to a church ceremony.
(d) To escort her to his home.

3. Who is Grace Nuamah?
(a) Head custodian.
(b) Dance teacher.
(c) Head cook.
(d) Fante teacher.

4. What does Kojo's family give Maya?
(a) Bags of flour.
(b) A typewriter.
(c) Fruits and vegetables.
(d) Books.

5. What does Sheikhali want Maya to do for his children?
(a) Babysit them while he goes to Egypt.
(b) Teach them French and English.
(c) Walk them to and from school.
(d) Take them on a trip to the United States.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Maya treated when she visits a small African village?

2. Who listens to Malcolm X when he visits Accra while Maya lives there?

3. How does Maya regard T.D. Bafoo and his wife?

4. What does Malcolm X say when asked why he came to Ghana?

5. Why does Alice, Maya's friend, decide to move to Ghana?

(see the answer key)

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