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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through My Parents' Bedroom (Rwanda).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jigana becomes so drunk on sniffing glue that he ____________________.
(a) Hallucinates.
(b) Vomits.
(c) Passes out.
(d) Goes into a coma.

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

3. Fofo makes the children memorize _____________________.
(a) Song lyrics.
(b) The Bible.
(c) Fictional stories about themselves.
(d) The alphabet.

4. Mama thanks Maisha for _________________.
(a) Cooking breakfast.
(b) Buying her shoes.
(c) Washing the dishes.
(d) Paying their debt.

5. Who does Mama allow to sleep under the mosquito net?
(a) Jinga.
(b) Maisha.
(c) Baby.
(d) Baba.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator's father tell Selam?

2. How does Maisha make money for the family?

3. Why have the children not seen their parents for two years?

4. Why does the narrator scream at Selam?

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

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