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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) Raphael.
(c) Mama.
(d) Big Guy.

2. Where does Maisha keep all her belongings?
(a) A cellar.
(b) A storage room.
(c) A wooden box.
(d) A closet.

3. Fofo Kpee tells the congregation that his new riches come from ______________________.
(a) A lawsuit settlement.
(b) The childrens' parents.
(c) A new job.
(d) A lottery win.

4. Kotchikpa overhears Fofo saying that he will travel to Braffe soon to collect ____________________.
(a) His lottery winnings.
(b) The furniture.
(c) His new car.
(d) The other children.

5. Which sibling of Maisha's is the only one she will allow to hang out on the street with her?
(a) Naema.
(b) Atieno.
(c) Otieno.
(d) Jigana.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the twins drink until they get sick?

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

3. How does Maisha make money for the family?

4. Who arrives unexpectedly one night to say that the children will be leaving within the week?

5. Why does the person in #61 begin to shake Fofo and yell at him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Jigana get special treatment in the family?

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

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

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

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