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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. When Maya first goes to the Ghana Broadcasting office, who does she want to talk with?
(a) The person who interviews local guests.
(b) The only American working there.
(c) The person who hires writers.
(d) The senior vice president of the company.

2. A big part of the reason that Maya is in Africa during this time period is to what?
(a) Make more money than she could in the United States.
(b) Get ahead in life by learning new languages.
(c) Locate her long-lost parents.
(d) Better understand the continent of her ancestry.

3. How does the receptionist at the Ghana Broadcasting office treat Maya?
(a) Refuses to talk with her.
(b) Offers her a soda.
(c) Rudely.
(d) Patiently.

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

5. What major movement is happening in the United States while Maya lives in Africa?
(a) Gay rights.
(b) Immigration rights.
(c) Children's rights.
(d) Civil rights.

Short Answer Questions

1. Professor J.H. Nketia, a friend of Efua Sutherland, ends up giving Maya what?

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

3. What article is Maya asked to write when she looks for journalism work in Africa?

4. After Maya's friends Alice and Vicki tell the Chicago stockyard worker and his wife about life in Ghana, what does the man do?

5. Where does Maya move to with her friends Alice and Vicki?

(see the answer key)

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