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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. Why is Dieter upset after Torvash tells his story?
(a) He doesn't like it when people mention his cane.
(b) He feels Torvash is making fun of his wooden leg.
(c) He had lost his treasured pocket watch.
(d) He has a glass eye.

2. As they share a meal at a local restaurant, Sheikhali tells Maya that he was a:
(a) University professor.
(b) Cattle baron.
(c) Newspaper reporter.
(d) Beet farmer.

3. Why does Malcolm X refuse to dance during a party in his honor given by the Ghana Press Club?
(a) It is against his religious upbringing.
(b) He cannot celebrate when fellow African-Americans are suffering.
(c) He believes dancing is undignified.
(d) He dances only with his wife, and she is not present.

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

5. The chapter that deals with Malcolm X underlines what prominent theme in the book?
(a) Apartheid.
(b) Religious tolerance.
(c) Racism.
(d) The gender divide.

Short Answer Questions

1. What article is Maya asked to write when she looks for journalism work in Africa?

2. As an American, how does Maya regard the African culture she is discovering?

3. In Ghana, Maya is invited to an "outdooring." What is an outdooring?

4. When Malcolm X goes to talk in Accra, he has just completed a pilgrimage to where?

5. Professor J.H. Nketia, a friend of Efua Sutherland, ends up giving Maya what?

(see the answer key)

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