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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator scream at Selam?
(a) Selam had talked to Hadiya.
(b) She is swerving on her bike.
(c) She is boarding a train.
(d) She made a soccer goal.

2. Who is the best friend of the person in #74?
(a) Fatwah.
(b) Selam.
(c) Yewa.
(d) Selah.

3. Who is the protagonist of the story?
(a) I.
(b) Us.
(c) You.
(d) They.

4. The narrator and her best friend ______________________.
(a) Take piano lessons.
(b) Do everything together.
(c) Swim in the sea.
(d) Ride bikes together.

5. What place does Selam have in her family?
(a) The middle child.
(b) An only child.
(c) The oldest child.
(d) The youngest child.

6. One day, the narrator smells ________________ in the apartment.
(a) Cinnamon.
(b) Perfume.
(c) Cabbage.
(d) Smoke.

7. Why does the person in #115 yell at Jubril?
(a) He stepped on his foot.
(b) He spilled water on them.
(c) He dropped his bag on her lap.
(d) He had the audacity to speak to him.

8. Which of the following do the Christian rebels NOT do to the person who is sheltering Jubril?
(a) Threaten to burn his/her house.
(b) Pour gasoline over the person's belongings.
(c) Beat the person.
(d) Shoot the person.

9. The narrator and her best friend vacation with ___________________.
(a) A neighbor's family.
(b) The church group.
(c) The narrator's family.
(d) The best friend's family.

10. What does Madam Aniema do to the soldier to calm him down?
(a) Sings to him.
(b) Sprinkles holy water on him.
(c) Offers him some food.
(d) Rubs his hands.

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

12. What does the narrator see Selam doing at her apartment one night?
(a) Reading a book.
(b) Drying dishes.
(c) Watching television.
(d) Standing on the balcony.

13. What is Jubril's adopted Christian name?
(a) Paul.
(b) Adam.
(c) Gabriel.
(d) Elijah.

14. Why does Selam suddenly rush off her balcony and back into her apartment?
(a) She needs to get a jacket.
(b) It has started to rain.
(c) She doesn't want her mother to catch her.
(d) She has to answer the phone.

15. Why do two policeman enter the Luxurious Bus?
(a) To remove the sick man.
(b) To look for a runaway girl.
(c) To stop a riot.
(d) To talk to the village chief.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. This story is told from which point of view?

3. Why do the narrator's parents no longer want her to play with a certain girl?

4. As the story begins, the Nigerian government places a ban on the transportation of _________________ from one end of the country to another.

5. Who has taken Jubril's reserved seat on the bus?

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