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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A big part of the reason that Maya is in Africa during this time period is to what?
(a) Make more money than she could in the United States.
(b) Better understand the continent of her ancestry.
(c) Locate her long-lost parents.
(d) Get ahead in life by learning new languages.

2. Who is Julian Mayfield?
(a) Maya's son's doctor.
(b) Maya's boss.
(c) Professor of Maya's son.
(d) Friend of Maya's.

3. After Maya's friends Alice and Vicki tell the Chicago stockyard worker and his wife about life in Ghana, what does the man do?
(a) Applies for work immediately.
(b) Goes into a depression.
(c) Accuses them of lying.
(d) Threatens to leave.

4. What does Kojo's family give Maya?
(a) Books.
(b) Bags of flour.
(c) Fruits and vegetables.
(d) A typewriter.

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

6. In Ghana, Maya is invited to an "outdooring." What is an outdooring?
(a) Baby naming ceremony.
(b) House painting party.
(c) Outdoor potluck.
(d) Neighborhood campfire.

7. What is Maya asked during the celebration in Aburi?
(a) To please stop staring at Sheikhali because it's rude.
(b) If she would like Sheikhali to tie her green bandanna in the traditional style.
(c) If she would have dinner with Sheikhali.
(d) If she would like to dance with Sheikhali.

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

9. As they share a meal at a local restaurant, Sheikhali tells Maya that he was a:
(a) University professor.
(b) Newspaper reporter.
(c) Cattle baron.
(d) Beet farmer.

10. When Maya invites her visitors into the living room, she finds that:
(a) They appear angry at Kojo.
(b) They are terribly shy.
(c) There are many people there.
(d) They would rather stay where they are.

11. Why did Maya's friend, Vicki, move to Africa from America?
(a) To escape from her overprotective parents.
(b) To work on heritage preservation.
(c) To leave her abusive husband.
(d) To work with labor unions.

12. Why has Kojo's family come from Akwapim to speak with Maya?
(a) To thank her.
(b) To meet an American.
(c) To ask her to move to Akwapim.
(d) To interview her.

13. After living at the YMCA, where does Maya move to temporarily?
(a) Empty house of a professor on leave.
(b) Home of a distant aunt.
(c) Penthouse apartment of a luxurious hotel.
(d) Small studio on campus.

14. After living with a friend in Accra, Maya and her son move to the:
(a) YMCA.
(b) Motel Six.
(c) Legassi Gardens Apartments.
(d) Crystal Hostel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Kojo remind Maya of?

2. Maya's steward introduces her to Kojo. Who is Kojo?

3. What does the hairdresser tease Maya about?

4. At the start of the story, what is Maya's predominant feeling about what happens to her son?

5. Who are the "Revolutionist Returnees?"

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