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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. How does the receptionist at the Ghana Broadcasting office treat Maya?
(a) Patiently.
(b) Rudely.
(c) Refuses to talk with her.
(d) Offers her a soda.

2. This book recounts the author's years in:
(a) Kenya.
(b) Ghana.
(c) Rwanda.
(d) Cameroon.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What job does Maya's friend, Vicki, get in Africa?

2. At the start of the story, what is Maya's predominant feeling about what happens to her son?

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

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

5. Why does Alice, Maya's friend, decide to move to Ghana?

(see the answer key)

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