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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. What major movement is happening in the United States while Maya lives in Africa?
(a) Civil rights.
(b) Gay rights.
(c) Children's rights.
(d) Immigration rights.

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

3. After listening to the negative talk going on in the Senior Common Room discussion Maya walks into, how does she react?
(a) Shakes her head and walks away.
(b) Stands up indignantly and slaps the Englishman.
(c) Erupts in anger and accuses the group of being ignorant.
(d) Laughs heartily and tells everyone they're funny.

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

5. Where is Maya's son studying?
(a) University of Ghana.
(b) University of Nairobi.
(c) National University of Rwanda.
(d) University of Douala.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After living at the YMCA, where does Maya move to temporarily?

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

4. How do the people of Ghana feel about the migration of American blacks to their nation?

5. What happens to Maya's son early in the story?

(see the answer key)

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