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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2 (pages 32-58).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Maya's son do after his release from the hospital?
(a) Takes up playing the guitar.
(b) Travels to Tanzania.
(c) Gets a job at a local restaurant.
(d) Moves in with Maya.

3. How does the author feel about discrimination?
(a) She understands why some choose to discriminate.
(b) She cannot accept it in any form.
(c) She tolerates it when it's convenient.
(d) She doesn't spend much time thinking about it.

4. After Maya's visit with Efua Sutherland, she goes to the hospital and finds that:
(a) Her son is in good spirits and doing well.
(b) They desperately need volunteers.
(c) There is a severe staff shortage.
(d) Her son has been moved to another hospital.

5. This memoir covers the author's life during which time frame?
(a) Late seventies.
(b) Mid sixties.
(c) Late nineties.
(d) Mid forties.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Kojo tells Maya that he wants to go to school where?

3. Why did Maya's friend, Vicki, move to Africa from America?

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

5. Maya and her friends, Vicki and Alice, open up their home for whom?

(see the answer key)

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