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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. What promise do T.D. Bafoo and his wife make to Maya?
(a) To serve as mentors for her son.
(b) To look for a suitable husband for her.
(c) To help her discover a deeper part of Ghana.
(d) To pay for her trip back to the United States.

2. How does Maya regard T.D. Bafoo and his wife?
(a) With distrust.
(b) With respect.
(c) With uncertainty.
(d) With anger.

3. As Maya sets out to prepare for her job interview for a position at a diamond mine, what does she realize?
(a) Her translation skills are lacking.
(b) She really does not want to relocate to another city.
(c) She hasn't updated her resume in 14 years.
(d) She may not be qualified because her education stopped at high school.

4. What does the hairdresser tease Maya about?
(a) Having only one child.
(b) Her American clothes.
(c) Her American accent.
(d) Having no boyfriend.

5. How does Maya describe T.D. Bafoo and his wife as a couple?
(a) Loving.
(b) Snooty.
(c) Powerful.
(d) Funny.

Short Answer Questions

1. "The Blacks" is the name of a:

2. What is Dunkwa?

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

4. Why is Maya happy that a tribal leader mistook her national identity?

5. Why does Nana Nketsia go to Maya's house?

(see the answer key)

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