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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through What Language is That? (Ethiopia).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says, "Best friends don't quarrel" when Selam begins to cry?
(a) Selam.
(b) The narrator.
(c) The narrator's father.
(d) Hadiya.

2. Mama and Papa bring new siblings named _________________________.
(a) Antoinette and Paul.
(b) Angelina and Frank.
(c) Elaine and Andrew.
(d) Michael and Melanie.

3. Jigana becomes so drunk on sniffing glue that he ____________________.
(a) Vomits.
(b) Goes into a coma.
(c) Hallucinates.
(d) Passes out.

4. What does Baba help Maisha load into a taxi?
(a) Her trunk.
(b) Her suitcases.
(c) Her coat rack.
(d) Her bicycle.

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 do the family members do when they eat the food that Maisha has brought home?

2. The narrator and her best friend ______________________.

3. What is a tout?

4. What does Naema do to Baby while out begging to keep him dry?

5. This story is about the divide between ____________________________.

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