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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5 (pages 128-146).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Following what happens to Maya's son, Efua Sutherland gives her permission to what?
(a) Dance.
(b) Blame others.
(c) Cry.
(d) Scold her son.

4. After living at the YMCA, where does Maya move to temporarily?
(a) Home of a distant aunt.
(b) Penthouse apartment of a luxurious hotel.
(c) Empty house of a professor on leave.
(d) Small studio on campus.

5. When Maya takes a trip into the bush and meets with a tribal leader, where does the man think Maya is from?
(a) Haiti.
(b) Canada.
(c) Nigeria.
(d) Liberia.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the time difference between Washington DC and Ghana?

3. As they share a meal at a local restaurant, Sheikhali tells Maya that he was a:

4. Why does Maya refuse Sheikhali's offer?

5. Who listens to Malcolm X when he visits Accra while Maya lives there?

(see the answer key)

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