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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. Maya Angelou is a world-renowned:
(a) Politician and ambassador.
(b) Minister and counselor.
(c) Singer, graphic designer, and sculptor.
(d) Poet, writer, and performer.

2. What job does Alice, Maya's friend, find in Ghana?
(a) Waitress.
(b) Singer.
(c) Nanny.
(d) Receptionist.

3. After living at the YMCA, where does Maya move to temporarily?
(a) Penthouse apartment of a luxurious hotel.
(b) Empty house of a professor on leave.
(c) Home of a distant aunt.
(d) Small studio on campus.

4. When Maya is invited into T.D. Bafoo's office, what does she expect will happen?
(a) She will be fired.
(b) She will receive a raise.
(c) She will be offered a job.
(d) She will be reprimanded.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the receptionist at the Ghana Broadcasting office treat Maya?

3. After Maya's visit with Efua Sutherland, she goes to the hospital and finds that:

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

5. When Maya first goes to the Ghana Broadcasting office, who does she want to talk with?

(see the answer key)

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