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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. Why does Selam suddenly rush off her balcony and back into her apartment?
(a) She needs to get a jacket.
(b) She doesn't want her mother to catch her.
(c) It has started to rain.
(d) She has to answer the phone.

2. The chief orders the passengers on the bus to not mention the word ________________ on the trip.
(a) Corpse.
(b) Money.
(c) Muslim.
(d) Government.

3. This story is about the divide between ____________________________.
(a) Democrats and Republicans.
(b) men and women.
(c) Muslims and Christians.
(d) Catholics and Baptists.

4. What is Jubril's religion?
(a) Baptist.
(b) Jewish.
(c) Muslim.
(d) Catholic.

5. Why is the soldier anxious to reach the village?
(a) To see his girlfriend.
(b) To see his new baby.
(c) To attend a wedding.
(d) To save his sick dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the narrator?

2. One day, the narrator smells ________________ in the apartment.

3. What does a nosy woman on the bus ask Jubril?

4. The narrator and her best friend ______________________.

5. This story is told from which point of view?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the policemen who take the sick man off the bus represent the corruption that exists in the country?

2. What ban by the Nigerian government takes place just prior to the opening of the story, "Luxurious Hearses"?

3. What is at the base of all the trivial conflicts in the story?

4. What does the narrator experience on the day her parents inform her she can no longer play with Selam?

5. Who is Hadiya and how does she impact the relationship between the narrator and Selam?

6. What is notable about the story "What Language is That?"

7. Why are the passengers on the bus infused with a sense of urgency?

8. Why are the narrator and Selam no longer allowed to play together?

9. How do the narrator and Selam find a way to communicate with each other when they are not allowed to play together?

10. What elements of Western life are uncomfortable for Jubril while on the bus?

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