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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Not long after their first meeting, what does Sheikhali ask Maya?
(a) Why she left the United States.
(b) If she's ever been to Egypt.
(c) To work as his translator.
(d) To marry him.

2. While Maya is at the festival in Aburi, who comes to her table?
(a) The festival organizer to offer Maya a different pair of shoes.
(b) A man who is accompanying the gentleman Maya finds attractive.
(c) Her friend Efua to urge Maya to come dance.
(d) A woman who brings Maya a green bandanna.

3. Which of the following best describes Maya?
(a) Shy.
(b) Meek.
(c) Obsessive.
(d) Passionate.

4. What does Maya's son do after his release from the hospital?
(a) Travels to Tanzania.
(b) Takes up playing the guitar.
(c) Moves in with Maya.
(d) Gets a job at a local restaurant.

5. After living at the YMCA, where does Maya move to temporarily?
(a) Small studio on campus.
(b) Empty house of a professor on leave.
(c) Penthouse apartment of a luxurious hotel.
(d) Home of a distant aunt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the "Revolutionist Returnees?"

2. What language do Maya and Sheikhali prefer to converse in?

3. Maya decides to help Kojo with what?

4. Which of the following is not a prominent theme in the book?

5. What does Kojo's family give Maya?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who accompanies Maya when she has breakfast with the German couple?

2. After being mistreated and discriminated against by people whose skin color is the same as hers, what does Maya start to theorize?

3. How do others react to Maya's anger and bitterness following her son's accident?

4. Who are the "Revolutionist Returnees?"

5. How does Maya react to Sheikhali's marriage proposal?

6. What does Maya dislike about Sheikhali?

7. While in Ghana, who does Malcolm X end up meeting with?

8. Who accompanies Malcolm X to the airport?

9. What does Dieter ask of Maya?

10. Why does Maya have a meal with a German couple?

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