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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. After being treated poorly by some in Ghana, Maya wonders what?
(a) If it's because her ancestors were slaves.
(b) If she can go back to the United States.
(c) If she's being overly sensitive.
(d) If she should write a letter to the editor.

2. Maya's steward introduces her to Kojo. Who is Kojo?
(a) Homeless man looking for food.
(b) Young boy looking for work.
(c) World renowned cook.
(d) Famous Ghanaian photographer.

3. What job does Alice, Maya's friend, find in Ghana?
(a) Nanny.
(b) Singer.
(c) Waitress.
(d) Receptionist.

4. At the celebration at Aburi, Maya is given a handkerchief which she uses to:
(a) Clean a child's face.
(b) Tie back her hair.
(c) Wipe her tears.
(d) Wave in the air.

5. One day, Kojo tells Maya that she has visitors waiting in the:
(a) Back room.
(b) Yard.
(c) Kitchen.
(d) Foyer.

Short Answer Questions

1. This memoir covers the author's life during which time frame?

2. Efua takes Maya to Aburi, a town near Accra, for what?

3. Following Maya's reaction to the Senior Common Room discussion, what does the steward do?

4. Why does Maya invite a hairdresser to her home?

5. When Maya and her friends talk with a couple who have just arrived from the United States, what do they tell the couple?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Vicki and Alice tell a newly arrived American couple from Chicago?

2. Does Maya find what she seeks in Africa?

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

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

5. Describe the thanksgiving feast Maya attends in Aburi.

6. What work does Maya find in Ghana?

7. After her time in Germany comes to an end, where does Maya travel to?

8. How do Ghanaians in general feel about the black Americans moving to their country?

9. Why does Malcolm X go to Ghana?

10. Why is the first-person point of view especially effective in "All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes?"

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