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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the family members do when they eat the food that Maisha has brought home?
(a) Invite neighbors in.
(b) Stretch out on the floor.
(c) Go to sleep.
(d) Vomit and eat some more.

2. What does Naema do to Baby while out begging to keep him dry?
(a) Holds an umbrella over him.
(b) Puts a hoodie on him.
(c) Wraps him in plastic bags.
(d) Puts a newspaper over him.

3. How old is Kotchikpa?
(a) 22.
(b) 7.
(c) 10.
(d) 18.

4. 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) Makes pancakes and tea.
(d) Sings Christmas carols.

5. Where does Fofo Kpee keep the motorcycle?
(a) In the garage.
(b) In the drive.
(c) In the house.
(d) In a shed.

6. Which is NOT one of the things that Jinga does when Maisha leaves?
(a) Swallows a bottle of glue.
(b) Pulls down the mosquito net.
(c) Breaks his school pencils.
(d) Tears up his school uniform.

7. What does Jigana think he should have done to help support the family?
(a) Worked at McDonald's.
(b) Worked at the hatchery.
(c) Joined a street gang.
(d) Delivered newspapers.

8. What does Naema's boyfriend give her on Christmas?
(a) A locket.
(b) A scarf.
(c) A gift card.
(d) A cooked chicken leg.

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

10. Who is Naema?
(a) Jigana's mother.
(b) Jigana's sister.
(c) Jigana's godmother.
(d) Jigana's aunt.

11. What has the man in #39 purchased recently?
(a) A boat.
(b) A motorcycle.
(c) A car.
(d) A house.

12. Where are the children kept after the motorcycle accident?
(a) A clinic.
(b) Their bedroom.
(c) A hospital room.
(d) The church basement.

13. How does Maisha arrive home the next morning?
(a) A Jaguar.
(b) A bike.
(c) An old taxi.
(d) A motorcycle.

14. Kotchikpa realizes that their hut is going to be ___________________________.
(a) A new school.
(b) A drug den.
(c) Torn down.
(d) The housing center for the trafficked children.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what country does the story take place?

2. Which of the following does Mama NOT do when Maisha smiles at her?

3. What does Big Guy promise to give the gravediggers?

4. Kotchikpa is surprised to find that ____________________ has been in on the plot all along.

5. Who arrives unexpectedly one night to say that the children will be leaving within the week?

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