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

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

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

4. When Maya and her friends talk with a couple who have just arrived from the United States, what do they tell the couple?
(a) Life in Ghana is easy.
(b) The food in Ghana is terrible.
(c) Life in Ghana is hard.
(d) Ghanaian cuisine is the best food they've ever had.

5. Why did Maya first go to the office of the Ghanaian Times?
(a) To find her son.
(b) To look for work.
(c) To write a classified ad.
(d) To scold a reporter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What article is Maya asked to write when she looks for journalism work in Africa?

2. Who is Torvash, whom Maya meets in Germany?

3. What promise do T.D. Bafoo and his wife make to Maya?

4. What does the hairdresser tease Maya about?

5. Maya and her friends, Vicki and Alice, open up their home for whom?

(see the answer key)

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