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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. How does Maya regard T.D. Bafoo and his wife?
(a) With uncertainty.
(b) With distrust.
(c) With anger.
(d) With respect.

2. Where does Maya move to with her friends Alice and Vicki?
(a) Neighboring quiet village.
(b) Three-bedroom bungalow.
(c) Twelfth story of a high-rise.
(d) City a hundred miles away.

3. What promise do T.D. Bafoo and his wife make to Maya?
(a) To look for a suitable husband for her.
(b) To help her discover a deeper part of Ghana.
(c) To pay for her trip back to the United States.
(d) To serve as mentors for her son.

4. Following what happens to Maya's son, Efua Sutherland gives her permission to what?
(a) Blame others.
(b) Dance.
(c) Scold her son.
(d) Cry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maya's son do after his release from the hospital?

2. What does the hairdresser tease Maya about?

3. When Maya first goes to the Ghana Broadcasting office, who does she want to talk with?

4. Why did Maya first go to the office of the Ghanaian Times?

5. Maya Angelou is a world-renowned:

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