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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. What does Maya work on with Efua at the National Theatre?
(a) Shakespearean tragedy.
(b) Chinese play.
(c) Moroccan musical.
(d) Contemporary comedy.

2. How does Maya react to Nana Nketsia's request?
(a) She's excited.
(b) She's disappointed.
(c) With silence.
(d) With confusion.

3. How do the people of Ghana feel about the migration of American blacks to their nation?
(a) They want all the newcomers to go back home.
(b) They are more concerned with their own troubles.
(c) They welcome the newcomers with open arms.
(d) They don't trust any foreigners.

4. When Malcolm X speaks in Accra, what does he say has changed in his attitude towards whites?
(a) He now has some white friends.
(b) He feels all whites are corrupt.
(c) He believes no blacks can ever trust whites.
(d) He now sees he has misunderstood whites.

5. What are the names of the newlyweds Maya stays with while visiting a small African village?
(a) Grace and Kante.
(b) Patience and Kwame.
(c) Hope and Kobina.
(d) Mercy and Kayne.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Maya invites her visitors into the living room, she finds that:

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

3. Why does Nana Nketsia go to Maya's house?

4. How does the author feel about discrimination?

5. When it's Dieter's turn to share a story with Maya and her guest, he tells a somewhat vulgar story about:

(see the answer key)

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