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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. What does Fofo tell Kotchikpa about Mama and Papa?
(a) They have moved away.
(b) They are bad people.
(c) They are wealthy.
(d) They no longer want him.

2. Where does Fofo Kpee keep the motorcycle?
(a) In the drive.
(b) In the garage.
(c) In a shed.
(d) In the house.

3. With what does Mama spray down the house?
(a) Pine-Sol.
(b) Insecticide.
(c) Lysol.
(d) Water.

4. What do the twins drink until they get sick?
(a) Beer.
(b) Soda.
(c) Wine.
(d) Hot cocoa.

5. What does Baba use to fan the chemicals out of the house?
(a) An electric fan.
(b) The door of the shack.
(c) A newspaper.
(d) A paper plate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is a tout in the story?

2. What does the guard force the children to drink?

3. How does Maisha make money for the family?

4. Fofo makes the children memorize _____________________.

5. Mama thanks Maisha for _________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Maisha a prostitute at the age of twelve?

3. Who is Fofo Kpee?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Where are the parents of the children and why do they live with Fofo Kpee?

10. Who are Kotchikpa and Yewa?

(see the answer keys)

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