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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. After being treated poorly by some in Ghana, Maya wonders what?
(a) If it's because her ancestors were slaves.
(b) If she's being overly sensitive.
(c) If she should write a letter to the editor.
(d) If she can go back to the United States.

2. After living with a friend in Accra, Maya and her son move to the:
(a) Motel Six.
(b) YMCA.
(c) Legassi Gardens Apartments.
(d) Crystal Hostel.

3. When Maya goes into the Senior Common Room during a break one morning, she hears a group of professors and others discussing what?
(a) The Vietnam War.
(b) Civil Rights Movement in the U.S.
(c) The race between nations to reach the moon first.
(d) Apartheid in South Africa.

4. What does the hairdresser tease Maya about?
(a) Having only one child.
(b) Having no boyfriend.
(c) Her American accent.
(d) Her American clothes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After their meal on their first date, Sheikhali takes Maya to a hotel to:

2. Which of the following best describes Maya?

3. How does Maya feel living in Africa?

4. This memoir covers the author's life during which time frame?

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

(see the answer key)

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