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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. When Maya and her friends talk with a couple who have just arrived from the United States, what do they tell the couple?
(a) The food in Ghana is terrible.
(b) Life in Ghana is hard.
(c) Life in Ghana is easy.
(d) Ghanaian cuisine is the best food they've ever had.

2. Once she realizes that her son is going to be all right after what happens to him unexpectedly, Maya starts to:
(a) Volunteer at the library.
(b) Take care of herself and make friends.
(c) Create a sculpture as a gift for her son.
(d) Write a poem honoring humanity.

3. Maya and her friends, Vicki and Alice, open up their home for whom?
(a) Political discussion groups.
(b) Local actors.
(c) Foreign exchange students.
(d) Christian study groups.

4. Why does Maya invite a hairdresser to her home?
(a) She's terribly lonely and wants a new friend.
(b) She would like the hairdresser to meet her son.
(c) She wants her hair done in the fashion of Ghanaian women.
(d) She wants to hear gossip about the locals.

5. Why does Maya refuse Sheikhali's offer?
(a) She doesn't want to leave the country.
(b) She already has a job.
(c) He already has a wife.
(d) She doesn't like his children.

Short Answer Questions

1. To thank Maya for finding her misplaced pay envelope, what does Grace Nuamah do?

2. How does the receptionist at the Ghana Broadcasting office treat Maya?

3. What article is Maya asked to write when she looks for journalism work in Africa?

4. What does the hairdresser tease Maya about?

5. After living at the YMCA, where does Maya move to temporarily?

Short Essay Questions

1. What trip does Maya take before leaving Ghana for the United States?

2. Why do the Revolutionist Returnees organize a march to the American Embassy?

3. Describe who Kojo is.

4. How does Maya react to Kojo's request?

5. Explain why Efua tells Maya that Africa is falling apart.

6. What happens when Ms. Angelou goes to the office of the "Ghanaian Times" in her search for work?

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

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

9. What rumors does Maya hear that make her worry about her son?

10. Who is Sheikhali?

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