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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. At the university, Professor J.H. Nketia is the chairman of what?
(a) Institute of African Studies.
(b) Department of Engineering.
(c) Department of Oceanographic Studies.
(d) Institue of Global Perspectives.

2. How does the author feel about discrimination?
(a) She cannot accept it in any form.
(b) She doesn't spend much time thinking about it.
(c) She understands why some choose to discriminate.
(d) She tolerates it when it's convenient.

3. How do the people of Ghana feel about the migration of American blacks to their nation?
(a) They welcome the newcomers with open arms.
(b) They want all the newcomers to go back home.
(c) They are more concerned with their own troubles.
(d) They don't trust any foreigners.

4. Professor J.H. Nketia, a friend of Efua Sutherland, ends up giving Maya what?
(a) Rare book.
(b) A Job.
(c) Refrigerator.
(d) Honorary degree.

5. Who is Grace Nuamah?
(a) Dance teacher.
(b) Head custodian.
(c) Head cook.
(d) Fante teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. Following what happens to Maya's son, Efua Sutherland gives her permission to what?

2. What else does Professor J.H. Nketia help Maya with?

3. What does Maya's son do after his release from the hospital?

4. After their meal on their first date, Sheikhali takes Maya to a hotel to:

5. Why does Alice, Maya's friend, decide to move to Ghana?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How is Maya treated by the villagers at Dunkwa?

5. Why doesn't Malcolm X celebrate during a party the Ghana Press Club throws in his honor?

6. While drinking schnapps at Nana Nketsia's home, what do Nana, Maya, and poet Kwesi Brew discuss?

7. What transpires during the meeting Maya has with her son to talk about his girlfriend?

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

9. What does Maya do in order to look more like Ghanaian women?

10. What changes Maya's plans, causing her to stay in Ghana indefinitely?

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