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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. When Maya is invited into T.D. Bafoo's office, what does she expect will happen?
(a) She will be offered a job.
(b) She will receive a raise.
(c) She will be fired.
(d) She will be reprimanded.

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

3. In the Senior Common Room discussion Maya walks into, she hears an Englishman and a Yugoslav woman ridicule what?
(a) The decision by whites to keep the races apart in South Africa.
(b) The silliness of trying to reach the moon.
(c) The futility of the Vietnam War.
(d) The reaction of blacks to treatment received in America 300 years ago.

4. How does Maya describe T.D. Bafoo and his wife as a couple?
(a) Snooty.
(b) Funny.
(c) Powerful.
(d) Loving.

5. In the Senior Common Room discussion Maya walks into, she hears an Englishman and a Ghanaian speaking rudely about what?
(a) Ghana's government.
(b) Kenyan students.
(c) The U.S. President.
(d) Egyptian leaders.

Short Answer Questions

1. Following what happens to Maya's son, Efua Sutherland gives her permission to what?

2. Kojo tells Maya that he wants to go to school where?

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

4. Maya's steward introduces her to Kojo. Who is Kojo?

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

(see the answer key)

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