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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7 (pages 184-208).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job does Alice, Maya's friend, find in Ghana?
(a) Singer.
(b) Nanny.
(c) Waitress.
(d) Receptionist.

2. As Maya sets out to prepare for her job interview for a position at a diamond mine, what does she realize?
(a) She hasn't updated her resume in 14 years.
(b) She really does not want to relocate to another city.
(c) She may not be qualified because her education stopped at high school.
(d) Her translation skills are lacking.

3. After her important discovery near the end of the book, how much longer does Maya stay in Ghana?
(a) Two and a half months.
(b) Nine months.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) A few days.

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

5. 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) Farmers, teachers, volunteers, college students, and vacationers.
(c) Chinese, Australian, Brazilian, and Haitian immigrants.
(d) Dignitaries, ambassadors, professors, and Ghana's president.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the hairdresser tease Maya about?

2. How long does the event organized by the Revolutionist Returnees to support MLK's march take place?

3. In Ghana, Maya is invited to an "outdooring." What is an outdooring?

4. Professor J.H. Nketia, a friend of Efua Sutherland, ends up giving Maya what?

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

(see the answer key)

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