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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Nana Nketsia?
(a) Adviser to the president.
(b) Leader of Ghana's Anglican Church.
(c) Chief of police.
(d) Star of Ghana's top soap opera.

2. When friends ask Maya to sing for the visiting Liberian president, how does she react?
(a) Reluctantly agrees.
(b) Nearly faints with disbelief.
(c) Grows silent and pensive.
(d) Jumps up and down with glee.

3. Who joins the event organized by the Revolutionist Returnees in Ghana to be held during Martin Luther King's march in Washington DC?
(a) Dignitaries, ambassadors, professors, and Ghana's president.
(b) Farmers, teachers, volunteers, college students, and vacationers.
(c) Families, groups of preschoolers, and newlyweds.
(d) Chinese, Australian, Brazilian, and Haitian immigrants.

4. Why is Dieter upset after Torvash tells his story?
(a) He doesn't like it when people mention his cane.
(b) He has a glass eye.
(c) He had lost his treasured pocket watch.
(d) He feels Torvash is making fun of his wooden leg.

5. Why does Nana Nketsia go to Maya's house?
(a) To ask questions about a crime.
(b) To ask her to attend a writer's conference.
(c) To escort her to his home.
(d) To invite her to a church ceremony.

6. In Ghana, who does Malcolm X ride with to the airport?
(a) The Cuban ambassador and Maya Angelou.
(b) Nana Nketsia and Maya's friend Alice.
(c) The French ambassador.
(d) Maya Angelou and Julian Mayfield.

7. When it's Dieter's turn to share a story with Maya and her guest, he tells a somewhat vulgar story about:
(a) Peace and war.
(b) Friends and enemies.
(c) Men and women.
(d) Angels and demons.

8. In addition to Maya and her friends, who else shows up to take Malcolm X to the airport?
(a) The president of the university.
(b) The publisher of Accra's biggest newspaper.
(c) The captain of Ghana's national soccer team.
(d) Ambassadors from several countries, including China and Cuba.

9. What did the Revolutionist Returnees plan in conjunction with Martin Luther King's march in Washington DC?
(a) Their own march to the American Embassy.
(b) A candlelight peace vigil outside Maya's house.
(c) A 24-hour prayer vigil to help protect Martin Luther King.
(d) A television party at Nana Nketsia's home to watch the march.

10. How is Maya treated when she visits a small African village?
(a) The villagers stare at her with open, unabashed curiosity.
(b) The villagers are wary of her and keep their distance.
(c) She is given many chores to do to pay for her meals.
(d) She is welcomed warmly and shown much hospitality.

11. Who is Malcolm X?
(a) Sports figure.
(b) Official U.S. ambassador.
(c) Civil Rights leader.
(d) Professor of African-American history.

12. After finishing up in Venice, Maya moves on to:
(a) Egypt.
(b) Morocco.
(c) Ethiopia.
(d) Algeria.

13. How does Maya respond to Sheikhali's final marriage request?
(a) She says she'll think about it.
(b) She says she already has a husband.
(c) She refuses.
(d) She slaps him.

14. Who listens to Malcolm X when he visits Accra while Maya lives there?
(a) Nigerians.
(b) Canadians.
(c) Liberians.
(d) Americans.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Maya suggest that everyone tell a story at Dieter's house?

2. What does Malcolm X say when asked why he came to Ghana?

3. After living in Ghana for a time, why does Maya feel she needs to take a vacation away from this nation?

4. What does Malcolm X say when he notices that Maya is upset?

5. How does Malcolm X respond when a university student asks how he can represent blacks when his skin is so light?

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