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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Luxurious Hearses (Nigeria).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jubril not watch the televisions on the bus?
(a) They show offensive Western images.
(b) He would prefer to sleep.
(c) The screens are too blurry.
(d) His eyes are too tired.

2. What differences do the two friends have?
(a) Cultural differences.
(b) Language differences.
(c) Religious differences.
(d) Athletic differences.

3. Who is Naema?
(a) Jigana's sister.
(b) Jigana's mother.
(c) Jigana's aunt.
(d) Jigana's godmother.

4. What does the guard force the children to do?
(a) Study 12 hours a day.
(b) Clean the house.
(c) Stay in their beds all day.
(d) Eat to fatten them up.

5. Which of the following is NOT something the soldier threatens to do if he is forced off the bus?
(a) Threatens to kill someone.
(b) Curses the passengers.
(c) Shoots imaginary machine guns into the air.
(d) Light himself on fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Maisha arrive home the next morning?

2. How many. pages is this short story?

3. The guard questions the children about ___________________.

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

5. What place does the narrator have in her family?

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