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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. Who is Julian Mayfield?
(a) Professor of Maya's son.
(b) Maya's son's doctor.
(c) Friend of Maya's.
(d) Maya's boss.

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

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) Get ahead in life by learning new languages.
(c) Make more money than she could in the United States.
(d) Better understand the continent of her ancestry.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Maya feel living in Africa?

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

3. What happens to Maya's son early in the story?

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

5. What does Maya's son do after his release from the hospital?

(see the answer key)

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