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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2 (pages 32-58).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the start of the story, what is Maya's predominant feeling about what happens to her son?
(a) Disappointment.
(b) Elation.
(c) Anger.
(d) Confusion.

2. Which of the following best describes Maya?
(a) Meek.
(b) Shy.
(c) Passionate.
(d) Obsessive.

3. A big part of the reason that Maya is in Africa during this time period is to what?
(a) Make more money than she could in the United States.
(b) Get ahead in life by learning new languages.
(c) Locate her long-lost parents.
(d) Better understand the continent of her ancestry.

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

5. After living with a friend in Accra, Maya and her son move to the:
(a) YMCA.
(b) Legassi Gardens Apartments.
(c) Motel Six.
(d) Crystal Hostel.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What job does Alice, Maya's friend, find in Ghana?

3. Who does Kojo remind Maya of?

4. This book recounts the author's years in:

5. Who was T.D. Kwesi Bafoo?

(see the answer key)

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