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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. During one vacation, Selam asks the narrator ___________________________.
(a) If she wants to learn French.
(b) If hamburger is pork.
(c) If she knows how to water ski.
(d) If she has ever kissed a boy.

2. What does Baba use to fan the chemicals out of the house?
(a) A newspaper.
(b) The door of the shack.
(c) An electric fan.
(d) A paper plate.

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

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

5. Which of the following is NOT something Selam likes about the narrator?
(a) Voice.
(b) Lean face.
(c) Little eyes.
(d) Artistic talent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is notable about the man in #39?

2. Why does Selam suddenly rush off her balcony and back into her apartment?

3. What does Fofo Kpee give the children to calm them down about meeting their adoptive parents?

4. What does Baba help Maisha load into a taxi?

5. What does the narrator see Selam doing at her apartment one night?

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