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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1 (pages 3-32).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job does Alice, Maya's friend, find in Ghana?
(a) Waitress.
(b) Singer.
(c) Nanny.
(d) Receptionist.

2. Professor J.H. Nketia, a friend of Efua Sutherland, ends up giving Maya what?
(a) Rare book.
(b) Refrigerator.
(c) Honorary degree.
(d) A Job.

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

4. At the university, Professor J.H. Nketia is the chairman of what?
(a) Institute of African Studies.
(b) Institue of Global Perspectives.
(c) Department of Engineering.
(d) Department of Oceanographic Studies.

5. What happens to Maya's son early in the story?
(a) He wins a national writing contest.
(b) He is seriously hurt in a car accident.
(c) He is swept to sea and nearly drowns.
(d) He is mistaken for a revolutionary rebel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Back at the YMCA, what does Maya convince the cook to bring to one of the women dining there?

2. Who are the "Revolutionist Returnees?"

3. This memoir covers the author's life during which time frame?

4. What major movement is happening in the United States while Maya lives in Africa?

5. After living at the YMCA, where does Maya move to temporarily?

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