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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sheikhali says that by offering to marry Maya, he is:
(a) Revealing his deep love and devotion.
(b) Bridging the gap between Africa and America.
(c) Being very honorable.
(d) Doing her a favor.

2. Who listens to Malcolm X when he visits Accra while Maya lives there?
(a) Americans.
(b) Nigerians.
(c) Liberians.
(d) Canadians.

3. When Malcolm X goes to talk in Accra, he has just completed a pilgrimage to where?
(a) Medina.
(b) Jerusalem.
(c) Mecca.
(d) Nazareth.

4. Who are some of the actors Maya works with in Europe?
(a) James Earl Jones.
(b) Louis Gosset Jr.
(c) All of them.
(d) Cecily Tyson.

5. What does Sheikhali say to Maya with regards to his tardiness?
(a) She has every reason to be upset.
(b) She should not be upset.
(c) His car broke down.
(d) He overslept.

6. When Dieter asks Maya to buy artwork for him in Ghana, she:
(a) Agrees.
(b) Says she'll think about it.
(c) Laughs sarcastically.
(d) Refuses.

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

8. How does Malcolm X respond when a university student asks how he can represent blacks when his skin is so light?
(a) Cuts his talk short and leaves in anger.
(b) Explains that he stands up for the oppressed everywhere.
(c) Laughs and says that he lives and fights as a black man.
(d) Dismisses the question and moves on to another topic.

9. Why is Maya happy that a tribal leader mistook her national identity?
(a) Americans are regarded poorly in the region.
(b) His error means she wins a bet with a colleague.
(c) She likes being mistaken for a native African.
(d) It shows her she's an adept actress.

10. What does Guy do when Maya becomes angry and tries to assert her maternal authority?
(a) He tells her to mind her own business.
(b) He hugs her and tells her to cut it out.
(c) He walks away.
(d) He knocks over a chair.

11. Who joins the event organized by the Revolutionist Returnees in Ghana to be held during Martin Luther King's march in Washington DC?
(a) Farmers, teachers, volunteers, college students, and vacationers.
(b) Families, groups of preschoolers, and newlyweds.
(c) Dignitaries, ambassadors, professors, and Ghana's president.
(d) Chinese, Australian, Brazilian, and Haitian immigrants.

12. What does Nana Nketsia ask of Maya?
(a) If she would recite a prayer at the church ceremony.
(b) If she would spy on her neighbors.
(c) If she would like another job with twice the pay.
(d) If she would be willing to write a poem for the president.

13. By meeting and getting to know Malcolm X, Maya finds her own opinions:
(a) Being ridiculed.
(b) Mattering more than before.
(c) Solidifying.
(d) Being tested.

14. Why does Malcolm X refuse to dance during a party in his honor given by the Ghana Press Club?
(a) He cannot celebrate when fellow African-Americans are suffering.
(b) He dances only with his wife, and she is not present.
(c) It is against his religious upbringing.
(d) He believes dancing is undignified.

15. After Maya tells Malcolm X why she is upset, how does he reply?
(a) He laughs loudly.
(b) He chastises her.
(c) He says he understands.
(d) He shakes his head and grows silent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helped Julian Mayfield eat sausages he received from America?

2. "The Blacks" is the name of a:

3. Maya Angelou accompanies Malcolm X to the airport after his meeting with:

4. When it's Dieter's turn to share a story with Maya and her guest, he tells a somewhat vulgar story about:

5. What is the time difference between Washington DC and Ghana?

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