View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Malcolm X speaks in Accra, what does he say has changed in his attitude towards whites?
(a) He believes no blacks can ever trust whites.
(b) He now sees he has misunderstood whites.
(c) He feels all whites are corrupt.
(d) He now has some white friends.

2. What happens to Maya's son early in the story?
(a) He is seriously hurt in a car accident.
(b) He is swept to sea and nearly drowns.
(c) He wins a national writing contest.
(d) He is mistaken for a revolutionary rebel.

3. At the start of the story, what is Maya's predominant feeling about what happens to her son?
(a) Elation.
(b) Anger.
(c) Confusion.
(d) Disappointment.

4. When Maya and her friends talk with a couple who have just arrived from the United States, what do they tell the couple?
(a) Life in Ghana is easy.
(b) The food in Ghana is terrible.
(c) Ghanaian cuisine is the best food they've ever had.
(d) Life in Ghana is hard.

5. After finishing up in Venice, Maya moves on to:
(a) Algeria.
(b) Morocco.
(c) Ethiopia.
(d) Egypt.

Short Answer Questions

1. This book recounts the author's years in:

2. Why did Maya first go to the office of the Ghanaian Times?

3. In Aburi, Maya and her friend watch a parade where Maya especially enjoys what?

4. When it is Torvash's turn to tell a story, he talks about a German officer who had a:

5. Who is Torvash, whom Maya meets in Germany?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 282 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample