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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6 (pages 147-184).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Maya is concerned about her son because she hears that his girlfriend is:
(a) The president's sister.
(b) Sixteen-years-old.
(c) Older than she is.
(d) A married woman.

2. What else does Professor J.H. Nketia help Maya with?
(a) Finding a car.
(b) Learning the language.
(c) Running a campaign.
(d) Contacting the president.

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

4. Maya is approached by a German man and his wife. They invite her to:
(a) A play.
(b) A movie.
(c) Lunch.
(d) Dinner.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the author feel about discrimination?

2. Why does Maya refuse Sheikhali's offer?

3. When Maya takes a trip into the bush and meets with a tribal leader, where does the man think Maya is from?

4. How were Americans regarded in Ghana after an assassination attempt on the Ghanaian president?

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

(see the answer key)

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