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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What advice does Bubakar give Jende in Chapter 12?
(a) Go to Times Square to see all the people and lights.
(b) He tells him to stay away from the police if he can help it.
(c) Never trust a women.
(d) Record everything that Clark says because he may need it one day.

2. What does Cindy reveal to Neni when she is drunk in Chapter 21?
(a) Her father raped her mother.
(b) Clark is cheating on her.
(c) She wants to kill herself.
(d) She is going to fire Jende.

3. What does Vince ask Jende to keep from his parents in Chapter 16?
(a) That he is gay.
(b) That he crashed the car.
(c) That he is planning to leave law school and move to India.
(d) That his girlfriend is pregnant.

4. What does Neni learn in Chapter Ten?
(a) Jende has not been granted asylum.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She has lost her job.
(d) She has cancer.

5. Why was Jende once in prison?
(a) He stole a car.
(b) He beat up Neni.
(c) He beat up his brother.
(d) He got Neni pregnant.

6. What is the name of the Edward's full time housekeeper?
(a) Claire.
(b) Leah.
(c) Stacy.
(d) Anna.

7. Who learns of Lehman's collapse first?
(a) Neni.
(b) Betty.
(c) Jende.
(d) Winston.

8. What lie does Winston tell for Jende in Chapter Four?
(a) Jende has a green card.
(b) Jende is not married.
(c) Jende has a college degree.
(d) Jende has experience driving a limo.

9. Why does Vince come to the Jongas in Chapter 25?
(a) He is drunk and shows up unannounced.
(b) Because he is furious at his parents.
(c) For a farewell dinner.
(d) Because he has been kicked out of his house.

10. What is the reason why Jende wants to leave New York in Chapter 13?
(a) It is very dirty.
(b) He has no future there.
(c) It is too crowded.
(d) He hates the cold.

11. What does Liomi's teacher tell Neni during parent/teacher conferences?
(a) He is failign all of his classes.
(b) He is a good kid, but he needs to be more attentive.
(c) He as been disrespectful to the girls in the class.
(d) He has been skipping school.

12. What drug does Betty believe that Cindy is taking?
(a) Vicodin.
(b) Morphine.
(c) Oxycotin.
(d) Atterol.

13. Why does Jende send money to Limbe in Chapter 9?
(a) Pa Jonga has malaria and must go to a hospital.
(b) Jende's sister is having a baby.
(c) The village needs a new church.
(d) His mother needs surgery on her knees.

14. What does Anna say she is worried about in Chapter 24?
(a) VInce's drug use.
(b) Clark's violence.
(c) Mighty's depression.
(d) Cindy's drinking.

15. What does Cindy give Neni after her summer in the Hamptons?
(a) A name of a good immigration lawyer.
(b) A used car.
(c) A scholarship for college.
(d) Hand-me-down clothing and toys.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position is Jende applying for in Chapter One?

2. Where does Neni work over the summer?

3. Who does Neni meet in Chapter 12?

4. What makes Jende yell at Neni in Chapter 20?

5. Who is Bubakar?

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