View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator note about the streets outside the apartment?
(a) They have oil spots.
(b) They are filled with people.
(c) They are empty.
(d) They are wet.

2. How did Yusuf die?
(a) He was stabbed.
(b) He had a terminal illness.
(c) He was stoned to death.
(d) He drowned.

3. The soldier wants to be a farmer or a ____________________.
(a) Shopkeeper.
(b) Fisherman.
(c) Shoemaker.
(d) Cook.

4. Why does the narrator scream at Selam?
(a) She is swerving on her bike.
(b) She is boarding a train.
(c) She made a soccer goal.
(d) Selam had talked to Hadiya.

5. 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 dropped his bag on her lap.
(d) He stepped on his foot.

6. What was Jubril's punishment for stealing a goat?
(a) His hand was amputated.
(b) He spent six weeks in prison.
(c) He is banished from his village.
(d) He had to pay for the goat.

7. Who is the best friend of the person in #74?
(a) Selah.
(b) Fatwah.
(c) Yewa.
(d) Selam.

8. The chief orders the passengers on the bus to not mention the word ________________ on the trip.
(a) Muslim.
(b) Money.
(c) Government.
(d) Corpse.

9. What does the narrator's father tell Selam?
(a) She is the best goalie on the soccer team.
(b) He can tutor her in algebra if she wants him to.
(c) She should study French.
(d) She should eat whatever she wants when with them.

10. Who is Yusuf?
(a) Jubril's father.
(b) Jubril's grandfather.
(c) Jubril's best friend.
(d) Jubril's brother.

11. The narrator is happy because __________________________.
(a) It is her birthday.
(b) Her family is going on vacation.
(c) She and Selam have found a way to communicate.
(d) She got a new puppy.

12. What is the narrator looking for at Selam's apartment building?
(a) The pigeons roosting on the roof.
(b) A light in the kitchen window.
(c) The blinds to open.
(d) Smoke from the fireplace.

13. Why do the bus passengers side with Jubril against the village chief?
(a) Jubril shared his food with the other passengers.
(b) Jubril helped a small boy who the chief scared.
(c) The chief took Jubril's seat but has no ticket.
(d) Jubril passed out water that the chief was hiding.

14. Jubril buys a ticket on which bus line to take him out of the city to his father's village?
(a) Amtrak.
(b) Nigerian Express Lines.
(c) Luxurious Buses.
(d) Greyhound Bus.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jubril's religion?

2. What does the soldier carry onto the bus?

3. What does a nosy woman on the bus ask Jubril?

4. What place does Selam have in her family?

5. During one vacation, Selam asks the narrator ___________________________.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 499 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample