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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What offer does Maya receive that would take her to Germany and Venice?
(a) To take part in a play.
(b) To do a speaking tour.
(c) To write about a play.
(d) To tour Europe with an ambassador.

2. When the German couple tells Maya she can bring whomever she wants as a guest, who does Maya choose?
(a) Her son Guy.
(b) One of her American friends from the play.
(c) Her dance coach.
(d) A black Jew she sees sitting at the bar.

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

4. "The Blacks" is the name of a:
(a) Book Maya is editing.
(b) Poem Maya is writing.
(c) Song Maya is learning.
(d) Play Maya is in.

5. The chapter that deals with Malcolm X underlines what prominent theme in the book?
(a) Racism.
(b) Apartheid.
(c) The gender divide.
(d) Religious tolerance.

6. Who is Mamali?
(a) Efua's friend.
(b) Maya's mentor.
(c) Guy's professor.
(d) Sheikhali's assistant.

7. By meeting and getting to know Malcolm X, Maya finds her own opinions:
(a) Being tested.
(b) Mattering more than before.
(c) Solidifying.
(d) Being ridiculed.

8. Why does Malcolm X approach the public figure who is leaving the hotel in Accra at the same time he is?
(a) To get his autograph.
(b) To argue with him.
(c) To express his admiration.
(d) To ask for his support.

9. After Maya's disagreement with Guy regarding his girlfriend, she realizes that she must:
(a) Use reverse psychology.
(b) Give him an ultimatum.
(c) Talk to the girlfriend.
(d) Give him space.

10. Who helped Julian Mayfield eat sausages he received from America?
(a) Nana and his children.
(b) Sheikhali and his assistants.
(c) Maya and her roommates.
(d) Guy and his college friends.

11. When Dieter asks Maya to buy artwork for him in Ghana, she:
(a) Says she'll think about it.
(b) Laughs sarcastically.
(c) Refuses.
(d) Agrees.

12. What does Malcolm X say when he notices that Maya is upset?
(a) Tells her she has no reason to feel sorry for herself.
(b) Tells her she should be happy.
(c) Asks why she's upset.
(d) Asks if she's sad because he has to leave.

13. In Accra, Malcolm X speaks of his falling out with:
(a) Martin Luther King.
(b) Elijah Muhammad.
(c) Muhammad Ali.
(d) John F. Kennedy.

14. What story does Maya share at Dieter's house?
(a) Peter and the Wolf.
(b) Three Little Pigs.
(c) Little Red Hen.
(d) Brer Rabbit.

15. Why does Maya feel angry towards Shirley Graham Du Bois?
(a) Shirley spoke very poorly about Malcolm and the Revolutionist Returnees.
(b) Shirley did not let Maya speak to Malcolm at the press party.
(c) Shirley stopped Maya from delivering a letter to Malcolm.
(d) Shirley had refused Maya's attempts to arrange a meeting between her and Malcolm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Dunkwa?

2. Who is Nana Nketsia?

3. How does Maya feel after helping to deliver a written protest to the first secretary of the embassy?

4. Maya and her group of American friends arrange for Malcolm X to meet with:

5. When it's Dieter's turn to share a story with Maya and her guest, he tells a somewhat vulgar story about:

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