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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Maya's steward introduces her to Kojo. Who is Kojo?

3. What happens to Maya's son early in the story?

4. In Aburi, Maya and her friend watch a parade where Maya especially enjoys what?

5. Maya Angelou is a world-renowned:

Short Essay Questions

1. What work does Maya find in Ghana?

2. Explain why Kojo's family visits Maya.

3. Why does Maya decide to return to the United States?

4. Why does Malcolm X go to Ghana?

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

6. Who accompanies Malcolm X to the airport?

7. Back in Accra, why is Maya taken to the home of Nana Nketsia, a local tribe chief and adviser to the president?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Readers watch the author grow and evolve as the narration proceeds. Describe two ways in which the author has grown or changed by the end of the story. What major factors contributed to these changes?

Essay Topic 2

Despite the challenges Maya faces as she adjusts to living in Ghana, she experiences times when she feels like an integral, vital part of the extended African community. Pinpoint and describe three instances when the author feels very much a part of Africa.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss in detail three major themes covered in this book. Describe how the author carries these three themes throughout the narration.

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