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

2. Why will Fofo Kpee not allow any windows in the house to be opened?
(a) He has really bad allergies.
(b) He prefers to run the air conditioning.
(c) He doesn't want people to see their luxuries and steal them.
(d) Too much dust comes in from the traffic.

3. Who is outraged that he/she overslept on Christmas and lost the chance to beg from white tourists?
(a) The father.
(b) Jigana.
(c) The mother.
(d) Maisha.

4. What new name does Mama give to Kotchikpa?
(a) Pierre.
(b) Pascal.
(c) Pieter.
(d) Paul.

5. Which of the following is NOT something the narrator likes about her best friend?
(a) Dimples.
(b) Sense of humor.
(c) Handwriting.
(d) Long legs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Fofo do one night that frightens the children?

2. What do the family members do when they eat the food that Maisha has brought home?

3. What is a tout?

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

5. What does the narrator do when she first sees Selam at her apartment?

(see the answer key)

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