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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does the event organized by the Revolutionist Returnees to support MLK's march take place?
(a) Half an hour.
(b) Three days.
(c) All afternoon and into early evening.
(d) All night and through the morning and early afternoon.

2. How does Malcolm X feel after his encounter with the public figure outside their hotel?
(a) Elated.
(b) Concerned.
(c) Victorious.
(d) Sad.

3. When Maya confronts her son about his girlfriend, what does he say?
(a) He's a man and can make his own decisions.
(b) Maya would like the girlfriend if they met.
(c) He sees nothing wrong with dating someone so young.
(d) He's always liked older women.

4. Who is Torvash, whom Maya meets in Germany?
(a) American ambassador who has a crush on her.
(b) Ghanaian dignitary on vacation.
(c) Israeli actor on tour.
(d) Italian poet who admires her.

5. Maya cannot accept the invitation by the German man and his wife, but instead suggests what?
(a) They have breakfast together.
(b) The couple calls her later in the week.
(c) They go to a nightclub later that evening.
(d) They read her book of poetry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Malcolm X approach the public figure who is leaving the hotel in Accra at the same time he is?

2. How does Maya correct one of Nana Nketsia's daughters?

3. Why is Dieter upset after Torvash tells his story?

4. What are the names of the newlyweds Maya stays with while visiting a small African village?

5. The chapter that deals with Malcolm X underlines what prominent theme in the book?

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