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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 Jende wear to his interview in Chapter One?
(a) A bellhop uniform.
(b) A suit.
(c) A tee shirt.
(d) His pajamas.

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

3. What year did Jende come to America?
(a) 2006.
(b) 2004.
(c) 2007.
(d) 2005.

4. Why does Jende's brother call him in Chapter 13?
(a) He needs money for his children's school payments.
(b) To complain to Jende about Africa.
(c) To tell Jende that his sister has died.
(d) To bed Jende to bring him to America.

5. What does Cindy reveal to Neni about her childhood in Chapter 19?
(a) She never graduated high school.
(b) She was very poor growing up.
(c) She was beaten by her father.
(d) She had cancer but she recovered.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jende's favorite restaurant?

2. What does Jende have for breakfast on the morning of his interview?

3. What does Cindy reveal to Neni when she is drunk in Chapter 21?

4. When does Lehman Brothers collapse?

5. Why does Jende send money to Limbe in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. What details does Neni recall about her first few nights in American, in Chapter Two?

2. What is Bubakar's plan to get Jende a green card in Chapter Three?

3. What is Neni's reaction when she meets Jenny?

4. What is the job that Neni takes in Chapter 17?

5. What insights does Jende gain from Leah about the state of Lehman Brothers?

6. What does Neni do when she finds Cindy passed out in the guest bedroom?

7. How does Neni feel about going to WInston's party at a New York City nightclub?

8. What does Jende tell Clark about Limbe in Chapter Six?

9. How does Mbue show the novel's time period in the first few chapters of the novel?

10. What do Clark and Tom talk about in Chapter 15?

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