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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. Even though Kotchikpa no longer wants to travel to Gabon with Mama and Papa, Yewa is still allured by Western food and ___________________.
(a) IPods.
(b) Theme parks.
(c) Coca-Cola.
(d) Jeans.

2. How does Maisha arrive home the next morning?
(a) A bike.
(b) An old taxi.
(c) A motorcycle.
(d) A Jaguar.

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

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

5. What treats does Fofo Kpee give to the children?
(a) Shave ice.
(b) Ice cream.
(c) Chocolates.
(d) Nuts and fruit juice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the guard tell the children?

2. Which of the following does Mama NOT do when Maisha smiles at her?

3. Fattening for Gabon starts with the line, "Selling your child or nephew could be more difficult than selling ________________________."

4. How old is Jigana?

5. What does the guard force the children to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Mama try to break into Maisha's trunk?

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

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

5. Who is Fofo Kpee?

6. What role does Maisha play in the family and why do her parents resent her?

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

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

9. What is Baba's fantasy about Maisha's life and how does the rundown taxi actually symbolize the life Maisha will have?

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

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