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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How old is Maisha?
(a) 9.
(b) 12.
(c) 24.
(d) 18.
2. Mama thanks Maisha for _________________.
(a) Cooking breakfast.
(b) Washing the dishes.
(c) Buying her shoes.
(d) Paying their debt.
3. What does Baba use to fan the chemicals out of the house?
(a) A newspaper.
(b) A paper plate.
(c) An electric fan.
(d) The door of the shack.
4. Jigana becomes so drunk on sniffing glue that he ____________________.
(a) Passes out.
(b) Vomits.
(c) Hallucinates.
(d) Goes into a coma.
5. How old is Jigana?
(a) 17.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 12.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is outraged that he/she overslept on Christmas and lost the chance to beg from white tourists?
2. Where are the children kept after the motorcycle accident?
3. What does Jinga do when Maisha leaves?
4. Who is a tout in the story?
5. How does Maisha make money for the family?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the true extent of Mama's gratitude toward Maisha when she gets on her knees to thank her daughter?
2. What real life issue in Africa does this story address?
3. What are the reasons that Jigana tears up his school items and runs away from the family?
4. What is the premise of "Fattening for Gabon"?
5. Where does Fofo store his acquired goods and why are they really useless?
6. How does Maisha's physical appearance symbolize her stolen innocence derived from her beauty?
7. Why would Kotchikpa think that the motorcycle is a reward from God?
8. What role does Maisha play in the family and why do her parents resent her?
9. What is the importance of "the bad night" when Fofo masturbates in front of the children?
10. Why do Mama and Papa encourage their children to sniff glue and drink alcohol?
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