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

2. Professor J.H. Nketia, a friend of Efua Sutherland, ends up giving Maya what?
(a) Rare book.
(b) A Job.
(c) Refrigerator.
(d) Honorary degree.

3. Who is Julian Mayfield?
(a) Maya's son's doctor.
(b) Friend of Maya's.
(c) Professor of Maya's son.
(d) Maya's boss.

4. In the Senior Common Room discussion Maya walks into, she hears an Englishman and a Ghanaian speaking rudely about what?
(a) Kenyan students.
(b) Ghana's government.
(c) Egyptian leaders.
(d) The U.S. President.

5. What job does Maya's friend, Vicki, get in Africa?
(a) Cook at the YMCA kitchen.
(b) Editor of a prestigious paper.
(c) Typist in a foreign embassy.
(d) House cleaner for a university professor.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Ghana, Maya is invited to an "outdooring." What is an outdooring?

2. After Maya's visit with Efua Sutherland, she goes to the hospital and finds that:

3. At the university, Professor J.H. Nketia is the chairman of what?

4. Why has Kojo's family come from Akwapim to speak with Maya?

5. When Maya goes into the Senior Common Room during a break one morning, she hears a group of professors and others discussing what?

(see the answer key)

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