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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through My Parents' Bedroom (Rwanda).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is the narrator?
(a) 9.
(b) 8.
(c) 12.
(d) 6.

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

3. What place does Selam have in her family?
(a) The youngest child.
(b) The oldest child.
(c) The middle child.
(d) An only child.

4. How old is Monique?
(a) 9.
(b) 19.
(c) 13.
(d) 7.

5. Which of the following is NOT something Maisha had when she left for work a few days ago?
(a) Pair of black jeans.
(b) Newly bleached skin.
(c) Long artificial fingernails.
(d) Freshly applied perm.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what country does the story take place?

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

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

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

5. What new name does Mama give to Yewa?

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