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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2 (pages 32-58).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A big part of the reason that Maya is in Africa during this time period is to what?
(a) Better understand the continent of her ancestry.
(b) Locate her long-lost parents.
(c) Get ahead in life by learning new languages.
(d) Make more money than she could in the United States.

2. Why did Maya's friend, Vicki, move to Africa from America?
(a) To work on heritage preservation.
(b) To escape from her overprotective parents.
(c) To work with labor unions.
(d) To leave her abusive husband.

3. Why did Maya first go to the office of the Ghanaian Times?
(a) To write a classified ad.
(b) To scold a reporter.
(c) To find her son.
(d) To look for work.

4. Maya Angelou is a world-renowned:
(a) Politician and ambassador.
(b) Poet, writer, and performer.
(c) Singer, graphic designer, and sculptor.
(d) Minister and counselor.

5. After living at the YMCA, where does Maya move to temporarily?
(a) Empty house of a professor on leave.
(b) Small studio on campus.
(c) Penthouse apartment of a luxurious hotel.
(d) Home of a distant aunt.

Short Answer Questions

1. This book recounts the author's years in:

2. How does the receptionist at the Ghana Broadcasting office treat Maya?

3. What does the hairdresser tease Maya about?

4. Why does Maya invite a hairdresser to her home?

5. After being treated poorly by some in Ghana, Maya wonders what?

(see the answer key)

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