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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. What does Mama do for her children when they are hungry on Christmas morning?
(a) Gives them toast.
(b) Gives them glue to sniff.
(c) Takes them out for breakfast.
(d) Makes oatmeal.

2. What does Baba use to fan the chemicals out of the house?
(a) A paper plate.
(b) The door of the shack.
(c) A newspaper.
(d) An electric fan.

3. What is notable about the man in #39?
(a) He is deaf.
(b) He is crippled.
(c) He has white hair.
(d) He has a scar on his face.

4. Mama and Papa bring new siblings named _________________________.
(a) Angelina and Frank.
(b) Michael and Melanie.
(c) Antoinette and Paul.
(d) Elaine and Andrew.

5. When Maisha says she wants to get a full-time job, Jigana knows she is thinking about _________________________.
(a) Joining a brothel.
(b) Serving cocktails.
(c) Getting some education.
(d) Waiting tables.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Yewa?

2. What does Jigana think he should have done to help support the family?

3. The guard questions the children about ___________________.

4. How old are Otieno and Atieno?

5. What does the guard force the children to drink?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the true extent of Mama's gratitude toward Maisha when she gets on her knees to thank her daughter?

3. Why does Mama try to break into Maisha's trunk?

4. What is the importance of "the bad night" when Fofo masturbates in front of the children?

5. Who is Big Guy and what is he looking for at Fofo Kpee's house?

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

7. Why is Maisha a prostitute at the age of twelve?

8. What treats does Fofo Kpee give to the children and what do they think is the occasion for the goodies?

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

10. What is Baba's fantasy about Maisha's life and how does the rundown taxi actually symbolize the life Maisha will have?

(see the answer keys)

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