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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. Why does the person in #115 yell at Jubril?
(a) He had the audacity to speak to him.
(b) He spilled water on them.
(c) He stepped on his foot.
(d) He dropped his bag on her lap.

2. What has Papa promised Monique that she will inherit when he dies?
(a) Some money.
(b) The house.
(c) A car.
(d) A crucifix.

3. What does the narrator see Selam doing at her apartment one night?
(a) Watching television.
(b) Standing on the balcony.
(c) Reading a book.
(d) Drying dishes.

4. How does Maisha make money for the family?
(a) She cleans houses.
(b) She is a prostitute.
(c) She sews.
(d) She works in the fields.

5. As the story begins, the Nigerian government places a ban on the transportation of _________________ from one end of the country to another.
(a) explosives.
(b) milk.
(c) fruit.
(d) bodies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jubril not watch the televisions on the bus?

2. Jigana becomes so drunk on sniffing glue that he ____________________.

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

4. Who is the protagonist of the story?

5. Even though Kotchikpa no longer wants to travel to Gabon with Mama and Papa, Yewa is still allured by Western food and ___________________.

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