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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The chapter with Malcolm X sheds tremendous light on Maya's perspectives regarding:
(a) The Women's Rights Movement.
(b) The Civil Rights Movement.
(c) Professional sports.
(d) Organized religion.

2. Upon his request, what does Maya sing to the Liberian president?
(a) How Great Thou Art.
(b) Nearer, My God, To Thee.
(c) Amazing Grace.
(d) Swing Low, Sweet Chariot.

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

4. How does Maya correct one of Nana Nketsia's daughters?
(a) She asks the girl to refer to her by her last name, not her first.
(b) She gently corrects her English pronunciation.
(c) She asks the girl to call her "Mrs." instead of "Lady."
(d) She gently corrects her usage of past and present tenses.

5. What does Sheikhali say to Maya regarding her intelligence?
(a) She reads too many books.
(b) She is book smart.
(c) He is in tremendous awe of her vast wealth of knowledge.
(d) She is infinitely smarter than him.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Ghana, who does Malcolm X ride with to the airport?

2. As Maya sets out to prepare for her job interview for a position at a diamond mine, what does she realize?

3. After living in Ghana for a time, why does Maya feel she needs to take a vacation away from this nation?

4. How does Malcolm X respond when a university student asks how he can represent blacks when his skin is so light?

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

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