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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5 (pages 128-146).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Malcolm X speaks in Accra, what does he say has changed in his attitude towards whites?
(a) He believes no blacks can ever trust whites.
(b) He now has some white friends.
(c) He now sees he has misunderstood whites.
(d) He feels all whites are corrupt.

2. What public figure is leaving the hotel in Accra at the same time that Malcolm X is leaving?
(a) James Earl Jones.
(b) George Foreman.
(c) Muhammad Ali.
(d) Sidney Poitier.

3. After Malcolm is whisked away at the airport, how do Maya and her friends feel?
(a) Deflated.
(b) Embittered.
(c) Awestruck.
(d) Elated.

4. In Aburi, Maya and her friend watch a parade where Maya especially enjoys what?
(a) Australian didgeridoos.
(b) Spanish guitars.
(c) Beating drums.
(d) Blaring horns.

5. Who are the "Revolutionist Returnees?"
(a) Africans working to end hunger.
(b) Americans seeking refuge in Africa.
(c) Americans trying to spread democracy.
(d) South African freedom fighters.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Maya takes a trip into the bush and meets with a tribal leader, where does the man think Maya is from?

2. After Maya's friends Alice and Vicki tell the Chicago stockyard worker and his wife about life in Ghana, what does the man do?

3. Maya meets Efua Sutherland, who is head of what?

4. When Maya is invited into T.D. Bafoo's office, what does she expect will happen?

5. What is Maya's son's name?

(see the answer key)

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