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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. Kojo tells Maya that he wants to go to school where?
(a) Atlanta.
(b) Agulu.
(c) Accra.
(d) Alzira.

2. After living with a friend in Accra, Maya and her son move to the:
(a) Legassi Gardens Apartments.
(b) Motel Six.
(c) Crystal Hostel.
(d) YMCA.

3. Why does Maya invite a hairdresser to her home?
(a) She wants to hear gossip about the locals.
(b) She wants her hair done in the fashion of Ghanaian women.
(c) She's terribly lonely and wants a new friend.
(d) She would like the hairdresser to meet her son.

4. As they share a meal at a local restaurant, Sheikhali tells Maya that he was a:
(a) Newspaper reporter.
(b) Cattle baron.
(c) Beet farmer.
(d) University professor.

5. Maya Angelou is a world-renowned:
(a) Minister and counselor.
(b) Politician and ambassador.
(c) Poet, writer, and performer.
(d) Singer, graphic designer, and sculptor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What else does Professor J.H. Nketia help Maya with?

3. In the Senior Common Room discussion Maya walks into, she hears an Englishman and a Ghanaian speaking rudely about what?

4. When Maya and her friends talk with a couple who have just arrived from the United States, what do they tell the couple?

5. At the time of the events of this book, who is Kwame Nkrumah?

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