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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Torvash, whom Maya meets in Germany?
(a) Italian poet who admires her.
(b) American ambassador who has a crush on her.
(c) Ghanaian dignitary on vacation.
(d) Israeli actor on tour.

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

3. How does Maya feel after helping to deliver a written protest to the first secretary of the embassy?
(a) Elated.
(b) Exhausted.
(c) Victorious.
(d) Frightened.

4. What does Guy do when Maya becomes angry and tries to assert her maternal authority?
(a) He tells her to mind her own business.
(b) He hugs her and tells her to cut it out.
(c) He walks away.
(d) He knocks over a chair.

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

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

7. Who are some of the actors Maya works with in Europe?
(a) Louis Gosset Jr.
(b) All of them.
(c) Cecily Tyson.
(d) James Earl Jones.

8. At Dieter's house, everyone is embarrassed when Dieter's mother starts to:
(a) Sing patriotic songs.
(b) Flirt with Torvash.
(c) Yell loudly at Torvash.
(d) Snore loudly.

9. The public figure who leaves the Accra hotel at the same time as Malcolm X ends up:
(a) Falling and getting a concussion.
(b) Tripping over a suitcase.
(c) Embracing him warmly.
(d) Chastising him.

10. When Maya takes a trip into the bush and meets with a tribal leader, where does the man think Maya is from?
(a) Liberia.
(b) Haiti.
(c) Canada.
(d) Nigeria.

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

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

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

14. Why is Maya happy that a tribal leader mistook her national identity?
(a) His error means she wins a bet with a colleague.
(b) She likes being mistaken for a native African.
(c) Americans are regarded poorly in the region.
(d) It shows her she's an adept actress.

15. Maya is concerned about her son because she hears that his girlfriend is:
(a) Sixteen-years-old.
(b) The president's sister.
(c) A married woman.
(d) Older than she is.

Short Answer Questions

1. What public figure is leaving the hotel in Accra at the same time that Malcolm X is leaving?

2. Upon his request, what does Maya sing to the Liberian president?

3. What did the Revolutionist Returnees plan in conjunction with Martin Luther King's march in Washington DC?

4. After Maya tells Malcolm X why she is upset, how does he reply?

5. What does Sheikhali say to Maya regarding her intelligence?

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