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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Following Maya's reaction to the Senior Common Room discussion, what does the steward do?
(a) Applauds her.
(b) Laughs out loud.
(c) Apologizes to the Englishman.
(d) Reprimands her.

2. What does Kojo say when Maya explains she has no funds?
(a) He's not looking for a job.
(b) He'll work for tips.
(c) He wants to hire her.
(d) He thanks her nonetheless.

3. 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.

4. What language do Maya and Sheikhali prefer to converse in?
(a) Fante.
(b) English.
(c) Gonja.
(d) French.

5. After Maya explains to the Chicago stockyard worker and his wife that she and her friends are simply trying to prepare the couple for the realities of life in Ghana, what does the couple decide?
(a) To ask their American relatives to wire money.
(b) To move into the YMCA.
(c) To move to Guinea.
(d) To give Ghana a chance.

6. After listening to the negative talk going on in the Senior Common Room discussion Maya walks into, how does she react?
(a) Stands up indignantly and slaps the Englishman.
(b) Shakes her head and walks away.
(c) Laughs heartily and tells everyone they're funny.
(d) Erupts in anger and accuses the group of being ignorant.

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

8. Maya meets Efua Sutherland, who is head of what?
(a) Cameroon's Art Association.
(b) Ghana's National Theatre.
(c) Kenya's Volunteer Corps.
(d) Rwanda's Red Cross.

9. Maya learns that Kojo's family are middle class:
(a) Restaurant cooks.
(b) Construction workers.
(c) Farmers.
(d) Teachers.

10. 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) Wipe her tears.
(d) Wave in the air.

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

12. As an American, how does Maya regard the African culture she is discovering?
(a) It's no different than much of American culture.
(b) It's far more advanced than American culture.
(c) It's foreign to her.
(d) She feels like she fits right in.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sheikhali want Maya to do for his children?

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

3. How does Maya describe T.D. Bafoo and his wife as a couple?

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

5. What does Maya's son do after his release from the hospital?

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