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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Maya refuse Sheikhali's offer?
(a) He already has a wife.
(b) She doesn't like his children.
(c) She doesn't want to leave the country.
(d) She already has a job.

2. In the Senior Common Room discussion Maya walks into, she hears an Englishman and a Ghanaian speaking rudely about what?
(a) Egyptian leaders.
(b) Ghana's government.
(c) Kenyan students.
(d) The U.S. President.

3. After living with a friend in Accra, Maya and her son move to the:
(a) Crystal Hostel.
(b) YMCA.
(c) Legassi Gardens Apartments.
(d) Motel Six.

4. In Ghana, Maya is invited to an "outdooring." What is an outdooring?
(a) Outdoor potluck.
(b) Baby naming ceremony.
(c) House painting party.
(d) Neighborhood campfire.

5. A big part of the reason that Maya is in Africa during this time period is to what?
(a) Better understand the continent of her ancestry.
(b) Get ahead in life by learning new languages.
(c) Locate her long-lost parents.
(d) Make more money than she could in the United States.

Short Answer Questions

1. Kojo tells Maya that he wants to go to school where?

2. What job does Alice, Maya's friend, find in Ghana?

3. At the time of the events of this book, who is Kwame Nkrumah?

4. While Maya is at the festival in Aburi, who comes to her table?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How successful is the march organized by the Revolutionist Returnees?

2. What changes Maya's plans, causing her to stay in Ghana indefinitely?

3. How is Maya regarded in the market at Keta?

4. What important discovery does Maya make at the market in Keta?

5. What work does Maya find in Ghana?

6. How does Maya react to Kojo's request?

7. Why does Sheikhali believe that he is doing Maya a favor by offering to marry her?

8. After her time in Germany comes to an end, where does Maya travel to?

9. What does Dieter ask of Maya?

10. Describe who Kojo is.

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