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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Maya's son's name?
(a) Jerome.
(b) Guy.
(c) Robert.
(d) Al.

2. Back at the YMCA, what does Maya convince the cook to bring to one of the women dining there?
(a) Beans.
(b) Juice.
(c) Milk.
(d) Rice.

3. When Maya goes into the Senior Common Room during a break one morning, she hears a group of professors and others discussing what?
(a) The Vietnam War.
(b) The race between nations to reach the moon first.
(c) Apartheid in South Africa.
(d) Civil Rights Movement in the U.S.

4. How does the receptionist at the Ghana Broadcasting office treat Maya?
(a) Offers her a soda.
(b) Rudely.
(c) Patiently.
(d) Refuses to talk with her.

5. What does the hairdresser tease Maya about?
(a) Having no boyfriend.
(b) Having only one child.
(c) Her American clothes.
(d) Her American accent.

6. Who does Kojo remind Maya of?
(a) Her friend Julian.
(b) Her brother Bailey.
(c) Her steward Otu.
(d) Her son Guy.

7. Maya's steward introduces her to Kojo. Who is Kojo?
(a) World renowned cook.
(b) Famous Ghanaian photographer.
(c) Young boy looking for work.
(d) Homeless man looking for food.

8. At the celebration at Aburi, Maya is given a handkerchief which she uses to:
(a) Clean a child's face.
(b) Tie back her hair.
(c) Wave in the air.
(d) Wipe her tears.

9. This book recounts the author's years in:
(a) Rwanda.
(b) Kenya.
(c) Ghana.
(d) Cameroon.

10. How does the author feel about discrimination?
(a) She tolerates it when it's convenient.
(b) She doesn't spend much time thinking about it.
(c) She cannot accept it in any form.
(d) She understands why some choose to discriminate.

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

12. How does Maya regard T.D. Bafoo and his wife?
(a) With anger.
(b) With uncertainty.
(c) With respect.
(d) With distrust.

13. What does Maya work on with Efua at the National Theatre?
(a) Chinese play.
(b) Moroccan musical.
(c) Contemporary comedy.
(d) Shakespearean tragedy.

14. While Maya is at the festival in Aburi, who comes to her table?
(a) The festival organizer to offer Maya a different pair of shoes.
(b) Her friend Efua to urge Maya to come dance.
(c) A woman who brings Maya a green bandanna.
(d) A man who is accompanying the gentleman Maya finds attractive.

15. Professor J.H. Nketia, a friend of Efua Sutherland, ends up giving Maya what?
(a) A Job.
(b) Refrigerator.
(c) Honorary degree.
(d) Rare book.

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. Kojo tells Maya that he wants to go to school where?

3. How do the people of Ghana feel about the migration of American blacks to their nation?

4. When Maya first goes to the Ghana Broadcasting office, who does she want to talk with?

5. After their meal on their first date, Sheikhali takes Maya to a hotel to:

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