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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6 (pages 147-184).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the Senior Common Room discussion Maya walks into, she hears an Englishman and a Yugoslav woman ridicule what?
(a) The futility of the Vietnam War.
(b) The silliness of trying to reach the moon.
(c) The decision by whites to keep the races apart in South Africa.
(d) The reaction of blacks to treatment received in America 300 years ago.

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

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

5. How does Maya react to Nana Nketsia's request?
(a) She's excited.
(b) She's disappointed.
(c) With silence.
(d) With confusion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Kojo remind Maya of?

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

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

4. What are the names of the newlyweds Maya stays with while visiting a small African village?

5. What did the Revolutionist Returnees plan in conjunction with Martin Luther King's march in Washington DC?

(see the answer key)

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