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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. How does Maya feel living in Africa?
(a) It's no different than living in the United States.
(b) Like a second-class citizen.
(c) Terribly homesick.
(d) Accepted and not disciminated against.

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

3. Why does Alice, Maya's friend, decide to move to Ghana?
(a) To help endangered species.
(b) To find a husband.
(c) To work as a social worker.
(d) To fulfill a promise she made to her dying mother.

4. Why did Maya's friend, Vicki, move to Africa from America?
(a) To work with labor unions.
(b) To work on heritage preservation.
(c) To leave her abusive husband.
(d) To escape from her overprotective parents.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What job does Alice, Maya's friend, find in Ghana?

2. At the university, Professor J.H. Nketia is the chairman of what?

3. Who are the "Revolutionist Returnees?"

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

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

(see the answer key)

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