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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6 (pages 147-184).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Maya sets out to prepare for her job interview for a position at a diamond mine, what does she realize?
(a) Her translation skills are lacking.
(b) She really does not want to relocate to another city.
(c) She may not be qualified because her education stopped at high school.
(d) She hasn't updated her resume in 14 years.

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

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

4. Not long after their first meeting, what does Sheikhali ask Maya?
(a) If she's ever been to Egypt.
(b) Why she left the United States.
(c) To marry him.
(d) To work as his translator.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When the German couple tells Maya she can bring whomever she wants as a guest, who does Maya choose?

3. Once she realizes that her son is going to be all right after what happens to him unexpectedly, Maya starts to:

4. How does Maya correct one of Nana Nketsia's daughters?

5. Why does Maya refuse Sheikhali's offer?

(see the answer key)

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