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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By meeting and getting to know Malcolm X, Maya finds her own opinions:
(a) Being tested.
(b) Being ridiculed.
(c) Mattering more than before.
(d) Solidifying.

2. What does Nana Nketsia ask of Maya?
(a) If she would recite a prayer at the church ceremony.
(b) If she would like another job with twice the pay.
(c) If she would be willing to write a poem for the president.
(d) If she would spy on her neighbors.

3. Sheikhali says that by offering to marry Maya, he is:
(a) Being very honorable.
(b) Doing her a favor.
(c) Bridging the gap between Africa and America.
(d) Revealing his deep love and devotion.

4. The chapter that deals with Malcolm X underlines what prominent theme in the book?
(a) Racism.
(b) The gender divide.
(c) Religious tolerance.
(d) Apartheid.

5. The public figure who leaves the Accra hotel at the same time as Malcolm X ends up:
(a) Falling and getting a concussion.
(b) Chastising him.
(c) Embracing him warmly.
(d) Tripping over a suitcase.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Accra, Malcolm X speaks of his falling out with:

2. How is Maya treated when she visits a small African village?

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

4. Maya is concerned about her son because she hears that his girlfriend is:

5. How does Maya feel after helping to deliver a written protest to the first secretary of the embassy?

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