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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 does Kojo remind Maya of?
(a) Her friend Julian.
(b) Her son Guy.
(c) Her steward Otu.
(d) Her brother Bailey.

2. After listening to the negative talk going on in the Senior Common Room discussion Maya walks into, how does she react?
(a) Erupts in anger and accuses the group of being ignorant.
(b) Laughs heartily and tells everyone they're funny.
(c) Stands up indignantly and slaps the Englishman.
(d) Shakes her head and walks away.

3. Not long after their first meeting, what does Sheikhali ask Maya?
(a) To work as his translator.
(b) To marry him.
(c) If she's ever been to Egypt.
(d) Why she left the United States.

4. Who was T.D. Kwesi Bafoo?
(a) Director of Ghana's YMCA.
(b) Editor of the Ghanaian Times.
(c) President of the University of Ghana.
(d) Owner of Ristorante Ghana Primavera.

5. Why did Maya first go to the office of the Ghanaian Times?
(a) To find her son.
(b) To write a classified ad.
(c) To look for work.
(d) To scold a reporter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sheikhali want Maya to do for his children?

2. What happens to Maya's son early in the story?

3. While watching dancers at the festival in Aburi, what does Maya notice?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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