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

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

3. Who are the "Revolutionist Returnees?"
(a) Africans working to end hunger.
(b) South African freedom fighters.
(c) Americans seeking refuge in Africa.
(d) Americans trying to spread democracy.

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

5. In Ghana, Maya is invited to an "outdooring." What is an outdooring?
(a) Baby naming ceremony.
(b) Outdoor potluck.
(c) Neighborhood campfire.
(d) House painting party.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was T.D. Kwesi Bafoo?

2. Why does Alice, Maya's friend, decide to move to Ghana?

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

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

5. Following what happens to Maya's son, Efua Sutherland gives her permission to what?

(see the answer key)

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