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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1 (pages 3-32).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 welcome the newcomers with open arms.
(c) They don't trust any foreigners.
(d) They are more concerned with their own troubles.

3. A big part of the reason that Maya is in Africa during this time period is to what?
(a) Locate her long-lost parents.
(b) Make more money than she could in the United States.
(c) Better understand the continent of her ancestry.
(d) Get ahead in life by learning new languages.

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

5. Maya meets Efua Sutherland, who is head of what?
(a) Ghana's National Theatre.
(b) Cameroon's Art Association.
(c) Rwanda's Red Cross.
(d) Kenya's Volunteer Corps.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the start of the story, what is Maya's predominant feeling about what happens to her son?

2. Who are the "Revolutionist Returnees?"

3. Maya Angelou is a world-renowned:

4. What major movement is happening in the United States while Maya lives in Africa?

5. Back at the YMCA, what does Maya convince the cook to bring to one of the women dining there?

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