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

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

3. What happens to Maya's son early in the story?
(a) He is mistaken for a revolutionary rebel.
(b) He is seriously hurt in a car accident.
(c) He wins a national writing contest.
(d) He is swept to sea and nearly drowns.

4. Professor J.H. Nketia, a friend of Efua Sutherland, ends up giving Maya what?
(a) Refrigerator.
(b) Honorary degree.
(c) Rare book.
(d) A Job.

5. Once she realizes that her son is going to be all right after what happens to him unexpectedly, Maya starts to:
(a) Create a sculpture as a gift for her son.
(b) Write a poem honoring humanity.
(c) Volunteer at the library.
(d) Take care of herself and make friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the time of the events of this book, who is Kwame Nkrumah?

2. What else does Professor J.H. Nketia help Maya with?

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

4. Where is Maya's son studying?

5. What is Maya's son's name?

(see the answer key)

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