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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. What does Sheikhali say to Maya regarding her intelligence?
(a) She is book smart.
(b) He is in tremendous awe of her vast wealth of knowledge.
(c) She reads too many books.
(d) She is infinitely smarter than him.

2. What story does Maya share at Dieter's house?
(a) Peter and the Wolf.
(b) Little Red Hen.
(c) Three Little Pigs.
(d) Brer Rabbit.

3. In Aburi, Maya and her friend watch a parade where Maya especially enjoys what?
(a) Spanish guitars.
(b) Beating drums.
(c) Blaring horns.
(d) Australian didgeridoos.

4. When Maya is invited into T.D. Bafoo's office, what does she expect will happen?
(a) She will be offered a job.
(b) She will be reprimanded.
(c) She will receive a raise.
(d) She will be fired.

5. How does Maya feel living in Africa?
(a) Terribly homesick.
(b) It's no different than living in the United States.
(c) Like a second-class citizen.
(d) Accepted and not disciminated against.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Maya move to with her friends Alice and Vicki?

2. After living in Ghana for a time, why does Maya feel she needs to take a vacation away from this nation?

3. The public figure who leaves the Accra hotel at the same time as Malcolm X ends up:

4. Who does Kojo remind Maya of?

5. When Maya and Torvash find themselves alone at Dieter's house, what does Torvash say about their host?

(see the answer key)

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