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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through What Language is That? (Ethiopia).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mama do on Christmas morning to celebrate the day?
(a) Makes pancakes and tea.
(b) Reads the names of ancestors written in the Bible.
(c) Goes to church.
(d) Sings Christmas carols.

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

3. Why does the person in #61 begin to shake Fofo and yell at him?
(a) Fofo has let the children get away.
(b) Fofo has sold the motorcycle.
(c) Fofo does not want to go through with the deal.
(d) Fofo has gambled all the money away.

4. Why does Selam suddenly rush off her balcony and back into her apartment?
(a) She has to answer the phone.
(b) She needs to get a jacket.
(c) It has started to rain.
(d) She doesn't want her mother to catch her.

5. Who is the protagonist of the story?
(a) They.
(b) You.
(c) I.
(d) Us.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Yewa?

2. The narrator and her best friend ______________________.

3. Mama and Papa bring new siblings named _________________________.

4. Who is Naema?

5. What does the narrator note about the streets outside the apartment?

(see the answer key)

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