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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3 (pages 58-93).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Maya's son early in the story?
(a) He wins a national writing contest.
(b) He is swept to sea and nearly drowns.
(c) He is seriously hurt in a car accident.
(d) He is mistaken for a revolutionary rebel.

2. What gift does Sheikhali send to Maya?
(a) Pearl earrings.
(b) Car.
(c) Gold necklace.
(d) Refrigerator.

3. When Maya and her friends talk with a couple who have just arrived from the United States, what do they tell the couple?
(a) Life in Ghana is hard.
(b) Life in Ghana is easy.
(c) The food in Ghana is terrible.
(d) Ghanaian cuisine is the best food they've ever had.

4. What does Kojo say when Maya explains she has no funds?
(a) He thanks her nonetheless.
(b) He'll work for tips.
(c) He's not looking for a job.
(d) He wants to hire her.

5. After Maya explains to the Chicago stockyard worker and his wife that she and her friends are simply trying to prepare the couple for the realities of life in Ghana, what does the couple decide?
(a) To move into the YMCA.
(b) To move to Guinea.
(c) To give Ghana a chance.
(d) To ask their American relatives to wire money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maya dislike about Sheikhali?

2. After their meal on their first date, Sheikhali takes Maya to a hotel to:

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

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

5. As an American, how does Maya regard the African culture she is discovering?

(see the answer key)

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