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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. Fattening for Gabon starts with the line, "Selling your child or nephew could be more difficult than selling ________________________."
(a) Other kids.
(b) Furniture.
(c) Sea shells.
(d) A car.

2. What new name does Mama give to Kotchikpa?
(a) Pascal.
(b) Paul.
(c) Pieter.
(d) Pierre.

3. How old is Maisha?
(a) 12.
(b) 18.
(c) 9.
(d) 24.

4. In what country does the story take place?
(a) Kenya.
(b) Nairobi.
(c) Nigeria.
(d) Ethiopia.

5. Which of the following is NOT something the narrator likes about her best friend?
(a) Handwriting.
(b) Long legs.
(c) Sense of humor.
(d) Dimples.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the old man in yellow pants do to Monique?

2. What does Jubril fear will reveal that he is a Muslim?

3. In what country does the story take place?

4. What does the narrator's father tell Selam?

5. Why is Jubril uncomfortable around the women on the bus?

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