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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. When friends ask Maya to sing for the visiting Liberian president, how does she react?
(a) Nearly faints with disbelief.
(b) Jumps up and down with glee.
(c) Grows silent and pensive.
(d) Reluctantly agrees.

2. Who is Mamali?
(a) Maya's mentor.
(b) Guy's professor.
(c) Efua's friend.
(d) Sheikhali's assistant.

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

4. When Maya goes into the Senior Common Room during a break one morning, she hears a group of professors and others discussing what?
(a) Civil Rights Movement in the U.S.
(b) The Vietnam War.
(c) The race between nations to reach the moon first.
(d) Apartheid in South Africa.

5. When Maya brings her guest with her to the home of the German couple, how does the host react?
(a) He's pleased and welcomes the two warmly.
(b) With complete indifference.
(c) With contempt.
(d) Somewhat surprised.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Maya feel after helping to deliver a written protest to the first secretary of the embassy?

2. After listening to the negative talk going on in the Senior Common Room discussion Maya walks into, how does she react?

3. Maya cannot accept the invitation by the German man and his wife, but instead suggests what?

4. What does the hairdresser tease Maya about?

5. Why does Maya invite a hairdresser to her home?

(see the answer key)

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