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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After being treated poorly by some in Ghana, Maya wonders what?
(a) If she can go back to the United States.
(b) If she should write a letter to the editor.
(c) If she's being overly sensitive.
(d) If it's because her ancestors were slaves.

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

3. Why does Maya refuse Sheikhali's offer?
(a) He already has a wife.
(b) She already has a job.
(c) She doesn't like his children.
(d) She doesn't want to leave the country.

4. 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) Threatens to leave.
(b) Accuses them of lying.
(c) Applies for work immediately.
(d) Goes into a depression.

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

6. At the start of the story, what is Maya's predominant feeling about what happens to her son?
(a) Anger.
(b) Disappointment.
(c) Elation.
(d) Confusion.

7. What promise do T.D. Bafoo and his wife make to Maya?
(a) To help her discover a deeper part of Ghana.
(b) To serve as mentors for her son.
(c) To look for a suitable husband for her.
(d) To pay for her trip back to the United States.

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

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

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

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

12. How does Maya describe T.D. Bafoo and his wife as a couple?
(a) Snooty.
(b) Loving.
(c) Powerful.
(d) Funny.

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

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

15. What job does Maya's friend, Vicki, get in Africa?
(a) Editor of a prestigious paper.
(b) House cleaner for a university professor.
(c) Cook at the YMCA kitchen.
(d) Typist in a foreign embassy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Alice, Maya's friend, decide to move to Ghana?

2. What does Maya work on with Efua at the National Theatre?

3. Who are the "Revolutionist Returnees?"

4. At the university, Professor J.H. Nketia is the chairman of what?

5. In the Senior Common Room discussion Maya walks into, she hears an Englishman and a Ghanaian speaking rudely about what?

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