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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. What major movement is happening in the United States while Maya lives in Africa?
(a) Gay rights.
(b) Civil rights.
(c) Immigration rights.
(d) Children's rights.

2. Following what happens to Maya's son, Efua Sutherland gives her permission to what?
(a) Dance.
(b) Cry.
(c) Blame others.
(d) Scold her son.

3. When Maya first goes to the Ghana Broadcasting office, who does she want to talk with?
(a) The only American working there.
(b) The person who interviews local guests.
(c) The senior vice president of the company.
(d) The person who hires writers.

4. How does the author feel about discrimination?
(a) She cannot accept it in any form.
(b) She tolerates it when it's convenient.
(c) She understands why some choose to discriminate.
(d) She doesn't spend much time thinking about it.

5. What promise do T.D. Bafoo and his wife make to Maya?
(a) To pay for her trip back to the United States.
(b) To help her discover a deeper part of Ghana.
(c) To look for a suitable husband for her.
(d) To serve as mentors for her son.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Maya move to with her friends Alice and Vicki?

2. What job does Alice, Maya's friend, find in Ghana?

3. Once she realizes that her son is going to be all right after what happens to him unexpectedly, Maya starts to:

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

5. Why did Maya first go to the office of the Ghanaian Times?

(see the answer key)

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