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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 joins the event organized by the Revolutionist Returnees in Ghana to be held during Martin Luther King's march in Washington DC?
(a) Families, groups of preschoolers, and newlyweds.
(b) Dignitaries, ambassadors, professors, and Ghana's president.
(c) Chinese, Australian, Brazilian, and Haitian immigrants.
(d) Farmers, teachers, volunteers, college students, and vacationers.

2. Why does Malcolm X refuse to dance during a party in his honor given by the Ghana Press Club?
(a) He cannot celebrate when fellow African-Americans are suffering.
(b) He dances only with his wife, and she is not present.
(c) It is against his religious upbringing.
(d) He believes dancing is undignified.

3. To thank Maya for finding her misplaced pay envelope, what does Grace Nuamah do?
(a) Treats Maya to lunch.
(b) Buys Maya a purse.
(c) Writes a poem for Maya.
(d) Takes Maya to the movies.

4. How does Maya correct one of Nana Nketsia's daughters?
(a) She gently corrects her usage of past and present tenses.
(b) She asks the girl to call her "Mrs." instead of "Lady."
(c) She asks the girl to refer to her by her last name, not her first.
(d) She gently corrects her English pronunciation.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. A big part of the reason that Maya is in Africa during this time period is to what?

3. In Accra, Malcolm X speaks of his falling out with:

4. Back at the YMCA, what does Maya convince the cook to bring to one of the women dining there?

5. While Maya is at the festival in Aburi, who comes to her table?

(see the answer key)

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