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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4 (pages 93-128).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Maya goes into the Senior Common Room during a break one morning, she hears a group of professors and others discussing what?
(a) Apartheid in South Africa.
(b) The Vietnam War.
(c) Civil Rights Movement in the U.S.
(d) The race between nations to reach the moon first.

2. What does Maya's son do after his release from the hospital?
(a) Moves in with Maya.
(b) Takes up playing the guitar.
(c) Gets a job at a local restaurant.
(d) Travels to Tanzania.

3. How does Maya respond to Sheikhali's final marriage request?
(a) She says she already has a husband.
(b) She says she'll think about it.
(c) She refuses.
(d) She slaps him.

4. Which of the following best describes Maya?
(a) Passionate.
(b) Meek.
(c) Shy.
(d) Obsessive.

5. What article is Maya asked to write when she looks for journalism work in Africa?
(a) African Heritage.
(b) American Cuisine.
(c) Reflections of Africa.
(d) America Today.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Maya regard T.D. Bafoo and his wife?

2. Who is Nana Nketsia?

3. Who joins the event organized by the Revolutionist Returnees in Ghana to be held during Martin Luther King's march in Washington DC?

4. Efua takes Maya to Aburi, a town near Accra, for what?

5. Which of the following is not a prominent theme in the book?

(see the answer key)

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