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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6 (pages 147-184).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Malcolm X respond when a university student asks how he can represent blacks when his skin is so light?
(a) Explains that he stands up for the oppressed everywhere.
(b) Cuts his talk short and leaves in anger.
(c) Dismisses the question and moves on to another topic.
(d) Laughs and says that he lives and fights as a black man.

3. Which of the following is not a prominent theme in the book?
(a) Frivolity.
(b) Discovery.
(c) Discrimination.
(d) Redemption.

4. Maya and her group of American friends arrange for Malcolm X to meet with:
(a) The author of "Ghana and America: An Alliance."
(b) High officials within Ghana's government.
(c) Ghana's highest achieving sports stars.
(d) The best-known professor of Ghana's history.

5. What gift does Sheikhali send to Maya?
(a) Refrigerator.
(b) Pearl earrings.
(c) Gold necklace.
(d) Car.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Maya and her friends talk with a couple who have just arrived from the United States, what do they tell the couple?

2. Why does Nana Nketsia go to Maya's house?

3. After living with a friend in Accra, Maya and her son move to the:

4. What does Sheikhali say to Maya regarding her intelligence?

5. What offer does Maya receive that would take her to Germany and Venice?

(see the answer key)

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