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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What place does Selam have in her family?
(a) The youngest child.
(b) The oldest child.
(c) The middle child.
(d) An only child.

2. Who is Yusuf?
(a) Jubril's grandfather.
(b) Jubril's best friend.
(c) Jubril's father.
(d) Jubril's brother.

3. Which of the following is NOT something the narrator likes about her best friend?
(a) Long legs.
(b) Dimples.
(c) Sense of humor.
(d) Handwriting.

4. Why does the narrator scream at Selam?
(a) She is boarding a train.
(b) Selam had talked to Hadiya.
(c) She is swerving on her bike.
(d) She made a soccer goal.

5. Why is the bus unable to leave as scheduled?
(a) The roads out of the city are blocked.
(b) There is engine trouble.
(c) The weather is too perilous.
(d) The driver can't be found.

6. One day, the narrator smells ________________ in the apartment.
(a) Perfume.
(b) Cabbage.
(c) Smoke.
(d) Cinnamon.

7. What does the narrator note about the streets outside the apartment?
(a) They are wet.
(b) They are filled with people.
(c) They are empty.
(d) They have oil spots.

8. What does Madam Aniema do to the soldier to calm him down?
(a) Sings to him.
(b) Sprinkles holy water on him.
(c) Offers him some food.
(d) Rubs his hands.

9. Whom does Jubril ask to come on the bus to settle the matter about his seat?
(a) A city official.
(b) A priest.
(c) The bus terminal manager.
(d) The police.

10. What is an emir?
(a) Holy man.
(b) Desert animal.
(c) Coin.
(d) Prayer cloth.

11. Why do the narrator's parents no longer want her to play with a certain girl?
(a) She is a bad influence.
(b) She is rude.
(c) She is Muslim.
(d) She is disrespectful.

12. Who has taken Jubril's reserved seat on the bus?
(a) A mother and child.
(b) A priest.
(c) A school girl.
(d) A village chief.

13. How old is the narrator?
(a) 8.
(b) 9.
(c) 6.
(d) 12.

14. The narrator and her best friend ______________________.
(a) Take piano lessons.
(b) Ride bikes together.
(c) Do everything together.
(d) Swim in the sea.

15. What is Jubril's religion?
(a) Baptist.
(b) Muslim.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Jewish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator do when she first sees Selam at her apartment?

2. How many days does the narrator watch Selam's apartment building?

3. What does the chief drop into Jubril's lap?

4. What is Jubril's adopted Christian name?

5. Why does Jubril not watch the televisions on the bus?

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