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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. Which sibling of Maisha's is the only one she will allow to hang out on the street with her?
(a) Atieno.
(b) Naema.
(c) Otieno.
(d) Jigana.

2. The guard questions the children about ___________________.
(a) Fofo.
(b) Their new background stories.
(c) The neighbors.
(d) Their schooling.

3. What does Fofo do one night that frightens the children?
(a) Ties them to their beds.
(b) He masturbates near their beds.
(c) Cuts his arms with a knife.
(d) Sets the house on fire.

4. Who is a tout in the story?
(a) Femir Dput.
(b) Falafel Gabon.
(c) Fofo Kpee.
(d) Farah Ngee.

5. What treats does Fofo Kpee give to the children?
(a) Shave ice.
(b) Chocolates.
(c) Nuts and fruit juice.
(d) Ice cream.

Short Answer Questions

1. Fattening for Gabon starts with the line, "Selling your child or nephew could be more difficult than selling ________________________."

2. What does the guard tell the children?

3. Mama hopes she can sell one of the new puppies to buy ______________________.

4. Fofo Kpee tells the children that they have _________________ who want to adopt them.

5. What does Mama suggest giving the neighbors for Christmas?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the motorcycle symbolize in the story?

2. How do Jigana and his siblings get money from people on the streets?

3. What role does Maisha play in the family and why do her parents resent her?

4. Why would Kotchikpa think that the motorcycle is a reward from God?

5. What is Baba's fantasy about Maisha's life and how does the rundown taxi actually symbolize the life Maisha will have?

6. Who is Big Guy and what is he looking for at Fofo Kpee's house?

7. Where are the parents of the children and why do they live with Fofo Kpee?

8. What is the importance of "the bad night" when Fofo masturbates in front of the children?

9. What are the reasons that Jigana tears up his school items and runs away from the family?

10. How does Fofo Kpee explain the delivery of the new motorcycle to the children?

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