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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. Maya Angelou is a world-renowned:

2. What does Kojo say when Maya explains she has no funds?

3. After Maya's visit with Efua Sutherland, she goes to the hospital and finds that:

4. In Ghana, Maya is invited to an "outdooring." What is an outdooring?

5. Who are the "Revolutionist Returnees?"

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the Revolutionist Returnees help Malcolm X when he goes to Accra?

2. Does Maya find what she seeks in Africa?

3. What are the Revolutionist Returnees trying to help Malcolm X achieve?

4. What does Dieter ask of Maya?

5. After seeing her son in good spirits and recovering well at the hospital, how does Maya get out of the depression she's been in?

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

7. Describe the thanksgiving feast Maya attends in Aburi.

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

9. How does Maya react to Sheikhali's ongoing marriage proposals?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain Maya's reasons for going to Africa.

1. What does she hope to find there?

2. Where does she end up?

3. Did she intend to live there? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Maya Angelou's idealized view of Africa with the reality of her life in Ghana. How does she come to terms with the gap between fantasy and reality?

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