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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is Mamali?
(a) Sheikhali's assistant.
(b) Guy's professor.
(c) Efua's friend.
(d) Maya's mentor.
2. What is the time difference between Washington DC and Ghana?
(a) Seven hours.
(b) One hour.
(c) Twelve hours.
(d) Three hours.
3. By meeting and getting to know Malcolm X, Maya finds her own opinions:
(a) Being ridiculed.
(b) Mattering more than before.
(c) Being tested.
(d) Solidifying.
4. What does Sheikhali say to Maya with regards to his tardiness?
(a) She has every reason to be upset.
(b) She should not be upset.
(c) His car broke down.
(d) He overslept.
5. Why does Maya feel angry towards Shirley Graham Du Bois?
(a) Shirley spoke very poorly about Malcolm and the Revolutionist Returnees.
(b) Shirley stopped Maya from delivering a letter to Malcolm.
(c) Shirley had refused Maya's attempts to arrange a meeting between her and Malcolm.
(d) Shirley did not let Maya speak to Malcolm at the press party.
6. Sheikhali says that by offering to marry Maya, he is:
(a) Bridging the gap between Africa and America.
(b) Being very honorable.
(c) Revealing his deep love and devotion.
(d) Doing her a favor.
7. The public figure who leaves the Accra hotel at the same time as Malcolm X ends up:
(a) Tripping over a suitcase.
(b) Falling and getting a concussion.
(c) Chastising him.
(d) Embracing him warmly.
8. Why does Malcolm X refuse to dance during a party in his honor given by the Ghana Press Club?
(a) He dances only with his wife, and she is not present.
(b) He believes dancing is undignified.
(c) He cannot celebrate when fellow African-Americans are suffering.
(d) It is against his religious upbringing.
9. How does Malcolm X respond when a university student asks how he can represent blacks when his skin is so light?
(a) Cuts his talk short and leaves in anger.
(b) Explains that he stands up for the oppressed everywhere.
(c) Laughs and says that he lives and fights as a black man.
(d) Dismisses the question and moves on to another topic.
10. After finishing up in Venice, Maya moves on to:
(a) Ethiopia.
(b) Algeria.
(c) Morocco.
(d) Egypt.
11. 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) Canada.
(c) Nigeria.
(d) Haiti.
12. Maya is approached by a German man and his wife. They invite her to:
(a) A movie.
(b) A play.
(c) Dinner.
(d) Lunch.
13. What does Sheikhali say to Maya regarding her intelligence?
(a) She reads too many books.
(b) She is book smart.
(c) He is in tremendous awe of her vast wealth of knowledge.
(d) She is infinitely smarter than him.
14. Who joins the event organized by the Revolutionist Returnees in Ghana to be held during Martin Luther King's march in Washington DC?
(a) Farmers, teachers, volunteers, college students, and vacationers.
(b) Families, groups of preschoolers, and newlyweds.
(c) Dignitaries, ambassadors, professors, and Ghana's president.
(d) Chinese, Australian, Brazilian, and Haitian immigrants.
15. When Dieter asks Maya to buy artwork for him in Ghana, she:
(a) Laughs sarcastically.
(b) Refuses.
(c) Says she'll think about it.
(d) Agrees.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Accra, Malcolm X speaks of his falling out with:
2. As Maya sets out to prepare for her job interview for a position at a diamond mine, what does she realize?
3. What did the Revolutionist Returnees plan in conjunction with Martin Luther King's march in Washington DC?
4. How does Maya respond to Sheikhali's final marriage request?
5. What does Malcolm X say when asked why he came to Ghana?
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