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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4 (pages 93-128).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Maya invite a hairdresser to her home?
(a) She would like the hairdresser to meet her son.
(b) She wants her hair done in the fashion of Ghanaian women.
(c) She's terribly lonely and wants a new friend.
(d) She wants to hear gossip about the locals.

2. As an American, how does Maya regard the African culture she is discovering?
(a) It's no different than much of American culture.
(b) It's foreign to her.
(c) It's far more advanced than American culture.
(d) She feels like she fits right in.

3. What is Dunkwa?
(a) Traditional rice and vegetable dish.
(b) Small village Maya visits.
(c) A regional dialect.
(d) Maya's name in Fanti.

4. How were Americans regarded in Ghana after an assassination attempt on the Ghanaian president?
(a) As heroes.
(b) As friends.
(c) With compassion.
(d) With suspicion.

5. After listening to the negative talk going on in the Senior Common Room discussion Maya walks into, how does she react?
(a) Shakes her head and walks away.
(b) Erupts in anger and accuses the group of being ignorant.
(c) Stands up indignantly and slaps the Englishman.
(d) Laughs heartily and tells everyone they're funny.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sheikhali want Maya to do for his children?

2. When Maya and her friends talk with a couple who have just arrived from the United States, what do they tell the couple?

3. Kojo tells Maya that he wants to go to school where?

4. After living with a friend in Accra, Maya and her son move to the:

5. What is the time difference between Washington DC and Ghana?

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