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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT something Selam likes about the narrator?
(a) Voice.
(b) Lean face.
(c) Artistic talent.
(d) Little eyes.

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

3. Who tells this story?
(a) Geza.
(b) The narrator.
(c) Selam.
(d) Selah.

4. 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.

5. What is an emir?
(a) Desert animal.
(b) Coin.
(c) Prayer cloth.
(d) Holy man.

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

7. Jubril buys a ticket on which bus line to take him out of the city to his father's village?
(a) Greyhound Bus.
(b) Nigerian Express Lines.
(c) Amtrak.
(d) Luxurious Buses.

8. This story is about the divide between ____________________________.
(a) Muslims and Christians.
(b) Catholics and Baptists.
(c) men and women.
(d) Democrats and Republicans.

9. In what country does the story take place?
(a) Nairobi.
(b) Nigeria.
(c) Ethiopia.
(d) Kenya.

10. Jubril was baptized into which religion?
(a) Christian.
(b) Buddhism.
(c) Muslim.
(d) Judaism.

11. 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.

12. What candy do the two friends like to eat?
(a) Red licorice.
(b) Smiling Cow toffees.
(c) Peanut butter cups.
(d) Gummy bears.

13. What is notable about Jubril's appearance?
(a) He has turquoise eyes.
(b) He is missing a hand.
(c) He has burn scars on his face.
(d) One leg is shorter than the other.

14. What does Jubril fear will reveal that he is a Muslim?
(a) His food.
(b) His clothing.
(c) His books.
(d) His missing hand.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Jubril ask to come on the bus to settle the matter about his seat?

2. The chief offers some crackers to Jubril on what condition?

3. Which of the following is NOT something the soldier threatens to do if he is forced off the bus?

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

5. What does the chief drop into Jubril's lap?

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