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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7 (pages 184-208).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Mamali?
(a) Sheikhali's assistant.
(b) Efua's friend.
(c) Maya's mentor.
(d) Guy's professor.

2. How were Americans regarded in Ghana after an assassination attempt on the Ghanaian president?
(a) As heroes.
(b) With compassion.
(c) With suspicion.
(d) As friends.

3. What does Malcolm X say when he notices that Maya is upset?
(a) Asks why she's upset.
(b) Tells her she has no reason to feel sorry for herself.
(c) Tells her she should be happy.
(d) Asks if she's sad because he has to leave.

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

5. "The Blacks" is the name of a:
(a) Play Maya is in.
(b) Poem Maya is writing.
(c) Book Maya is editing.
(d) Song Maya is learning.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Comfort?

2. Who listens to Malcolm X when he visits Accra while Maya lives there?

3. What does Maya dislike about Sheikhali?

4. What does Sheikhali want Maya to do for his children?

5. What did the Revolutionist Returnees plan in conjunction with Martin Luther King's march in Washington DC?

(see the answer key)

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