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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. Selam's parents have given her permission to eat ___________________.
(a) French fries.
(b) Chicken strips.
(c) Pork.
(d) Chocolate.

2. Who has taken Jubril's reserved seat on the bus?
(a) A village chief.
(b) A school girl.
(c) A mother and child.
(d) A priest.

3. The narrator and her best friend ______________________.
(a) Swim in the sea.
(b) Take piano lessons.
(c) Ride bikes together.
(d) Do everything together.

4. What is notable about Jubril's appearance?
(a) He is missing a hand.
(b) One leg is shorter than the other.
(c) He has turquoise eyes.
(d) He has burn scars on his face.

5. The narrator's parents no longer want her to play with whom?
(a) Selam.
(b) Yewa.
(c) Hadiya.
(d) Farah.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator looking for at Selam's apartment building?

2. What had a girl named Hadiya told Selam at school one day?

3. Why is the bus unable to leave as scheduled?

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

5. Who is the best friend of the person in #74?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Jubril disguise his being a Muslim while on the bus?

3. How is the story, "What Language is That"? different from the other stories in this book?

4. What is the message of the story at the end?

5. What does the narrator do during the days after being restricted from playing with Selam?

6. How does Akpan's choice of second person narration affect the reader?

7. What is the unifying thread of the conflicts in the story?

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

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

10. What does the Chief signify in the story?

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