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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After being treated poorly by some in Ghana, Maya wonders what?
(a) If she should write a letter to the editor.
(b) If she's being overly sensitive.
(c) If it's because her ancestors were slaves.
(d) If she can go back to the United States.

2. Following what happens to Maya's son, Efua Sutherland gives her permission to what?
(a) Dance.
(b) Cry.
(c) Blame others.
(d) Scold her son.

3. What language do Maya and Sheikhali prefer to converse in?
(a) Fante.
(b) French.
(c) Gonja.
(d) English.

4. Why does Maya refuse Sheikhali's offer?
(a) She doesn't want to leave the country.
(b) She already has a job.
(c) She doesn't like his children.
(d) He already has a wife.

5. When Maya goes into the Senior Common Room during a break one morning, she hears a group of professors and others discussing what?
(a) The race between nations to reach the moon first.
(b) Apartheid in South Africa.
(c) Civil Rights Movement in the U.S.
(d) The Vietnam War.

6. What gift does Sheikhali send to Maya?
(a) Car.
(b) Pearl earrings.
(c) Refrigerator.
(d) Gold necklace.

7. This book recounts the author's years in:
(a) Kenya.
(b) Cameroon.
(c) Ghana.
(d) Rwanda.

8. How does Maya regard T.D. Bafoo and his wife?
(a) With respect.
(b) With anger.
(c) With uncertainty.
(d) With distrust.

9. What major movement is happening in the United States while Maya lives in Africa?
(a) Civil rights.
(b) Children's rights.
(c) Gay rights.
(d) Immigration rights.

10. Which of the following is not a prominent theme in the book?
(a) Discovery.
(b) Redemption.
(c) Discrimination.
(d) Frivolity.

11. Why does Alice, Maya's friend, decide to move to Ghana?
(a) To find a husband.
(b) To fulfill a promise she made to her dying mother.
(c) To help endangered species.
(d) To work as a social worker.

12. How does the receptionist at the Ghana Broadcasting office treat Maya?
(a) Refuses to talk with her.
(b) Patiently.
(c) Offers her a soda.
(d) Rudely.

13. Which of the following best describes Maya?
(a) Shy.
(b) Meek.
(c) Obsessive.
(d) Passionate.

14. When Maya is invited into T.D. Bafoo's office, what does she expect will happen?
(a) She will be offered a job.
(b) She will receive a raise.
(c) She will be reprimanded.
(d) She will be fired.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the start of the story, what is Maya's predominant feeling about what happens to her son?

3. Who is Julian Mayfield?

4. Who are the "Revolutionist Returnees?"

5. After living at the YMCA, where does Maya move to temporarily?

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