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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the soldier carry onto the bus?
(a) A dog.
(b) A Bible.
(c) A set of golf clubs.
(d) A machete.

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

3. This story is told from which point of view?
(a) Second person narrative.
(b) Third person narrative.
(c) Third person omniscient.
(d) First person narrative.

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

5. Why is Jubril uncomfortable around the women on the bus?
(a) They are in Western clothes.
(b) They wear too much perfume.
(c) They wear too much makeup.
(d) They flirt with him.

6. What does the chief drop into Jubril's lap?
(a) Crackers.
(b) A bottle of water.
(c) A rosary.
(d) A magazine.

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

8. How old are the girls in the story?
(a) 9.
(b) 6.
(c) 12.
(d) 11.

9. How did Yusuf die?
(a) He drowned.
(b) He was stoned to death.
(c) He had a terminal illness.
(d) He was stabbed.

10. What was Jubril's punishment for stealing a goat?
(a) He spent six weeks in prison.
(b) He had to pay for the goat.
(c) He is banished from his village.
(d) His hand was amputated.

11. 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.

12. What is the narrator looking for at Selam's apartment building?
(a) The blinds to open.
(b) A light in the kitchen window.
(c) Smoke from the fireplace.
(d) The pigeons roosting on the roof.

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

14. During one vacation, Selam asks the narrator ___________________________.
(a) If she knows how to water ski.
(b) If she wants to learn French.
(c) If hamburger is pork.
(d) If she has ever kissed a boy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator's parents no longer want her to play with whom?

2. What place does Selam have in her family?

3. Who tells this story?

4. What had a girl named Hadiya told Selam at school one day?

5. What differences do the two friends have?

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