All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 127 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 127 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was T.D. Kwesi Bafoo?

2. What major movement is happening in the United States while Maya lives in Africa?

3. When Maya first goes to the Ghana Broadcasting office, who does she want to talk with?

4. What does Kojo's family give Maya?

5. What language do Maya and Sheikhali prefer to converse in?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Maya treated by the villagers at Dunkwa?

2. While drinking schnapps at Nana Nketsia's home, what do Nana, Maya, and poet Kwesi Brew discuss?

3. Who accompanies Maya when she has breakfast with the German couple?

4. What does Maya dislike about Sheikhali?

5. How does Maya react to Sheikhali's marriage proposal?

6. How does Maya react in the Senior Common Room when she hears Europeans and Ghanaians making disparaging remarks?

7. While in Ghana, who does Malcolm X end up meeting with?

8. What emotions surface for Maya when she passes by Cape Coast in Ghana?

9. What happens to Comfort, Maya's hairstylist?

10. After her time in Germany comes to an end, where does Maya travel to?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain Maya's reasons for going to Africa.

1. What does she hope to find there?

2. Where does she end up?

3. Did she intend to live there? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Shed light on the meaning of the title chosen for this book, "All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes." How does this title apply to the following? Be sure to cite examples from the book:

1. Living in a foreign country.

2. Finding similarities among diverse peoples.

3. Making an effort to meet people where they are.

Essay Topic 3

Even though Maya is living in another continent, the Civil Rights Movement taking place in the U.S. remains near and dear to her heart. How does Maya Angelou remain active in and passionate about the Civil Rights Movement even though she's a whole continent away?

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