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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Maya work on with Efua at the National Theatre?
(a) Chinese play.
(b) Moroccan musical.
(c) Shakespearean tragedy.
(d) Contemporary comedy.

2. Professor J.H. Nketia, a friend of Efua Sutherland, ends up giving Maya what?
(a) A Job.
(b) Rare book.
(c) Honorary degree.
(d) Refrigerator.

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

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

5. This memoir covers the author's life during which time frame?
(a) Mid forties.
(b) Late nineties.
(c) Late seventies.
(d) Mid sixties.

6. After Maya's friends Alice and Vicki tell the Chicago stockyard worker and his wife about life in Ghana, what does the man do?
(a) Goes into a depression.
(b) Threatens to leave.
(c) Accuses them of lying.
(d) Applies for work immediately.

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

8. How does Maya regard T.D. Bafoo and his wife?
(a) With uncertainty.
(b) With distrust.
(c) With respect.
(d) With anger.

9. At the time of the events of this book, who is Kwame Nkrumah?
(a) Freedom fighter in Rwanda.
(b) New president of Ghana.
(c) Popular celebrity in Cameroon.
(d) Charismatic religious leader in Kenya.

10. While watching dancers at the festival in Aburi, what does Maya notice?
(a) She wore the wrong shoes.
(b) Everyone is wearing something green.
(c) She finds a large man across the room to be attractive.
(d) Her friend Efua is an amazing dancer.

11. When Maya invites her visitors into the living room, she finds that:
(a) They would rather stay where they are.
(b) There are many people there.
(c) They are terribly shy.
(d) They appear angry at Kojo.

12. Why does Alice, Maya's friend, decide to move to Ghana?
(a) To help endangered species.
(b) To find a husband.
(c) To work as a social worker.
(d) To fulfill a promise she made to her dying mother.

13. To thank Maya for finding her misplaced pay envelope, what does Grace Nuamah do?
(a) Buys Maya a purse.
(b) Takes Maya to the movies.
(c) Writes a poem for Maya.
(d) Treats Maya to lunch.

14. How does Maya feel living in Africa?
(a) Accepted and not disciminated against.
(b) Like a second-class citizen.
(c) Terribly homesick.
(d) It's no different than living in the United States.

15. While Maya is at the festival in Aburi, who comes to her table?
(a) The festival organizer to offer Maya a different pair of shoes.
(b) A man who is accompanying the gentleman Maya finds attractive.
(c) A woman who brings Maya a green bandanna.
(d) Her friend Efua to urge Maya to come dance.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What else does Professor J.H. Nketia help Maya with?

3. What gift does Sheikhali send to Maya?

4. Who does Kojo remind Maya of?

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

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