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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. Kotchikpa realizes that their hut is going to be ___________________________.
(a) The housing center for the trafficked children.
(b) A drug den.
(c) A new school.
(d) Torn down.

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

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

4. Where does Maisha keep all her belongings?
(a) A cellar.
(b) A closet.
(c) A storage room.
(d) A wooden box.

5. What does Jigana want to do to Maisha's clients?
(a) Stab them.
(b) Strangle them.
(c) Fight them.
(d) Shoot them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Kotchikpa overhears Fofo saying that he will travel to Braffe soon to collect ____________________.

2. Which is NOT one of the things that Jinga does when Maisha leaves?

3. What has the man in #39 purchased recently?

4. What does Naema's boyfriend give her on Christmas?

5. Which one of the children does NOT escape from the hut?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jigana get special treatment in the family?

2. Why would Kotchikpa think that the motorcycle is a reward from God?

3. What does the motorcycle symbolize in the story?

4. What role does Maisha play in the family and why do her parents resent her?

5. How do Jigana and his siblings get money from people on the streets?

6. Who are the members of Jigana's family?

7. Where does Fofo store his acquired goods and why are they really useless?

8. How does Maisha's physical appearance symbolize her stolen innocence derived from her beauty?

9. What is the premise of "Fattening for Gabon"?

10. Why does Mama give her children glue to sniff on Christmas morning?

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