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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. When Maya invites her visitors into the living room, she finds that:
(a) There are many people there.
(b) They appear angry at Kojo.
(c) They are terribly shy.
(d) They would rather stay where they are.

2. Maya and her friends, Vicki and Alice, open up their home for whom?
(a) Political discussion groups.
(b) Christian study groups.
(c) Foreign exchange students.
(d) Local actors.

3. While watching dancers at the festival in Aburi, what does Maya notice?
(a) Everyone is wearing something green.
(b) She finds a large man across the room to be attractive.
(c) She wore the wrong shoes.
(d) Her friend Efua is an amazing dancer.

4. What are the names of the newlyweds Maya stays with while visiting a small African village?
(a) Hope and Kobina.
(b) Grace and Kante.
(c) Mercy and Kayne.
(d) Patience and Kwame.

5. What does Maya do when Sheikhali is more than two hours late for a date?
(a) Calls Sheikhali and leaves him an angry message.
(b) Goes to a local hotel for dinner.
(c) Makes herself a sandwich and watches television.
(d) Visits her son at the university.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does the event organized by the Revolutionist Returnees to support MLK's march take place?

2. In Ghana, Maya is invited to an "outdooring." What is an outdooring?

3. Why did Maya's friend, Vicki, move to Africa from America?

4. What does Kojo's family give Maya?

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

(see the answer key)

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