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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. 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.

2. Who is Grace Nuamah?
(a) Head cook.
(b) Head custodian.
(c) Dance teacher.
(d) Fante teacher.

3. In Aburi, Maya and her friend watch a parade where Maya especially enjoys what?
(a) Blaring horns.
(b) Australian didgeridoos.
(c) Beating drums.
(d) Spanish guitars.

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

5. What else does Professor J.H. Nketia help Maya with?
(a) Learning the language.
(b) Contacting the president.
(c) Finding a car.
(d) Running a campaign.

Short Answer Questions

1. After listening to the negative talk going on in the Senior Common Room discussion Maya walks into, how does she react?

2. In the Senior Common Room discussion Maya walks into, she hears an Englishman and a Yugoslav woman ridicule what?

3. Not long after their first meeting, what does Sheikhali ask Maya?

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

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?

(see the answer key)

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