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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. 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 disrespectful.
(c) She is Muslim.
(d) She is rude.

2. What does Fofo tell Kotchikpa about Mama and Papa?
(a) They are bad people.
(b) They have moved away.
(c) They are wealthy.
(d) They no longer want him.

3. What is the setting of the story?
(a) Nigeria.
(b) Ethiopia.
(c) Sardinia.
(d) Nairobi.

4. Fattening for Gabon starts with the line, "Selling your child or nephew could be more difficult than selling ________________________."
(a) Furniture.
(b) A car.
(c) Other kids.
(d) Sea shells.

5. What does Monique notice about her father the next morning?
(a) His arm is in a cast.
(b) His eyes are bloodshot.
(c) His fingernails are caked with mud.
(d) He has a bruise on his cheek.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator looking for at Selam's apartment building?

2. What does Monique call up to the voices who promise to care for her after the death of her mother?

3. Why does Yewa not want to go to school?

4. Why does the narrator scream at Selam?

5. Who is Naema?

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