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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. Back at the YMCA, what does Maya convince the cook to bring to one of the women dining there?
(a) Milk.
(b) Juice.
(c) Rice.
(d) Beans.

2. When Maya invites her visitors into the living room, she finds that:
(a) They appear angry at Kojo.
(b) There are many people there.
(c) They are terribly shy.
(d) They would rather stay where they are.

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

4. How does Maya feel living in Africa?
(a) Accepted and not disciminated against.
(b) It's no different than living in the United States.
(c) Terribly homesick.
(d) Like a second-class citizen.

5. What does Maya's son do after his release from the hospital?
(a) Moves in with Maya.
(b) Takes up playing the guitar.
(c) Gets a job at a local restaurant.
(d) Travels to Tanzania.

Short Answer 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?

2. What does Sheikhali say to Maya with regards to his tardiness?

3. Sheikhali says that by offering to marry Maya, he is:

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

5. At the start of the story, what is Maya's predominant feeling about what happens to her son?

(see the answer key)

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