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

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

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

4. What does Big Guy promise to give the gravediggers?
(a) Gold coins.
(b) Fofo's motorcycle.
(c) Drugs.
(d) A new car.

5. What does Baba do to the taxi driver?
(a) Begs for money.
(b) Hits him on the head.
(c) Takes his money.
(d) Spills wine on him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Kotchikpa?

2. How old are Otieno and Atieno?

3. Who is Naema?

4. Even though Kotchikpa no longer wants to travel to Gabon with Mama and Papa, Yewa is still allured by Western food and ___________________.

5. What does Jigana think he should have done to help support the family?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the motorcycle symbolize in the story?

2. What is the importance of "the bad night" when Fofo masturbates in front of the children?

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

4. How do Jigana and his siblings get money from people on the streets?

5. What is the premise of "Fattening for Gabon"?

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

7. What are the reasons that Jigana tears up his school items and runs away from the family?

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

9. Why does Mama give her children glue to sniff on Christmas morning?

10. Who is Fofo Kpee?

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