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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. Maya Angelou is a world-renowned:
(a) Poet, writer, and performer.
(b) Singer, graphic designer, and sculptor.
(c) Politician and ambassador.
(d) Minister and counselor.

2. What does Sheikhali say to Maya regarding her intelligence?
(a) She is book smart.
(b) He is in tremendous awe of her vast wealth of knowledge.
(c) She reads too many books.
(d) She is infinitely smarter than him.

3. After Maya's visit with Efua Sutherland, she goes to the hospital and finds that:
(a) Her son has been moved to another hospital.
(b) There is a severe staff shortage.
(c) Her son is in good spirits and doing well.
(d) They desperately need volunteers.

4. What are the names of the newlyweds Maya stays with while visiting a small African village?
(a) Patience and Kwame.
(b) Grace and Kante.
(c) Mercy and Kayne.
(d) Hope and Kobina.

5. This book recounts the author's years in:
(a) Cameroon.
(b) Rwanda.
(c) Kenya.
(d) Ghana.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Alice, Maya's friend, decide to move to Ghana?

2. What is Maya's son's name?

3. At the celebration at Aburi, Maya is given a handkerchief which she uses to:

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

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

(see the answer key)

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