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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mama downs a bottle of _______________ which is usually reserved for the children.
(a) Cough syrup.
(b) Milk.
(c) Glue.
(d) Orange juice.

2. What does the guard tell the children?
(a) They are to be sold.
(b) They will never leave the house again.
(c) They are going away to military school.
(d) They are going back to school.

3. Where do Jigana and his family live?
(a) A studio apartment.
(b) A townhouse.
(c) A ranch house.
(d) A slum house.

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

5. Kotchikpa is surprised to find that ____________________ has been in on the plot all along.
(a) Big Guy.
(b) Monsieur Abraham.
(c) Raphael.
(d) Mama.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Maisha keep all her belongings?

2. What does Naema do to Baby while out begging to keep him dry?

3. What does Jigana want to do to Maisha's clients?

4. When Maisha says she wants to get a full-time job, Jigana knows she is thinking about _________________________.

5. Who is Naema?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the true extent of Mama's gratitude toward Maisha when she gets on her knees to thank her daughter?

2. How does Fofo Kpee explain the delivery of the new motorcycle to the children?

3. Who are the members of Jigana's family?

4. How does Maisha's physical appearance symbolize her stolen innocence derived from her beauty?

5. What real life issue in Africa does this story address?

6. Who is Big Guy and what is he looking for at Fofo Kpee's house?

7. Where does Fofo store his acquired goods and why are they really useless?

8. Why do Mama and Papa encourage their children to sniff glue and drink alcohol?

9. Who are Kotchikpa and Yewa?

10. Why would Kotchikpa think that the motorcycle is a reward from God?

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