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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Maya Angelou is a world-renowned:

2. What job does Maya's friend, Vicki, get in Africa?

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

4. In Ghana, Maya is invited to an "outdooring." What is an outdooring?

5. Professor J.H. Nketia, a friend of Efua Sutherland, ends up giving Maya what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dieter ask of Maya?

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

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

4. Why is the first-person point of view especially effective in "All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes?"

5. How do the Revolutionist Returnees help Malcolm X when he goes to Accra?

6. Why does Maya have a meal with a German couple?

7. How does Maya react in the Senior Common Room when she hears Europeans and Ghanaians making disparaging remarks?

8. How does Maya react to Sheikhali's marriage proposal?

9. What happens to Comfort, Maya's hairstylist?

10. While in Ghana, who does Malcolm X end up meeting with?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how the author uses the following to create a vivid sense of place:

1. Food.

2. Dialogue.

3. Traditions and celebrations.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the relationship between Maya and her son Guy. Would you say they have a healthy relationship? Why or why not? Support your answer with examples.

Essay Topic 3

Readers watch the author grow and evolve as the narration proceeds. Describe two ways in which the author has grown or changed by the end of the story. What major factors contributed to these changes?

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