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

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

3. At the celebration at Aburi, Maya is given a handkerchief which she uses to:

4. Professor J.H. Nketia, a friend of Efua Sutherland, ends up giving Maya what?

5. As an American, how does Maya regard the African culture she is discovering?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Maya help dance teacher Grace Nuamah, and how does Grace repay Maya?

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

5. What is the mood during the meal when Maya and Torvash talk with Dieter and his wife?

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

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

8. Who are the "Revolutionist Returnees?"

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

10. Why does Malcolm X go to Ghana?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Maya's friends help shape her attitudes and even her behavior. Explain how Maya's friends in Ghana help her to "grow up" and adjust to life in another country.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Using three specific examples from the book, explain how circumstances beyond Maya Angelou's control shape the course of her life.

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