1. When Maya is invited into T.D. Bafoo's office, what does she expect will happen?
(a) She will receive a raise.
(b) She will be offered a job.
(c) She will be reprimanded.
(d) She will be fired.

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

3. How does the receptionist at the Ghana Broadcasting office treat Maya?
(a) Rudely.
(b) Patiently.
(c) Refuses to talk with her.
(d) Offers her a soda.

4. In the Senior Common Room discussion Maya walks into, she hears an Englishman and a Ghanaian speaking rudely about what?
(a) Ghana's government.
(b) Kenyan students.
(c) Egyptian leaders.
(d) The U.S. President.

5. Who is Julian Mayfield?
(a) Maya's son's doctor.
(b) Maya's boss.
(c) Friend of Maya's.
(d) Professor of Maya's son.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Maya explains to the Chicago stockyard worker and his wife that she and her friends are simply trying to prepare the couple for the realities of life in Ghana, what does the couple decide?

2. Maya and her friends, Vicki and Alice, open up their home for whom?

3. In the Senior Common Room discussion Maya walks into, she hears an Englishman and a Yugoslav woman ridicule what?

4. At the time of the events of this book, who is Kwame Nkrumah?

5. Following what happens to Maya's son, Efua Sutherland gives her permission to what?

(see the answer key)

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