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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Jende and Neni's first child?

2. What does Neni learn in Chapter Ten?

3. Where is Jende driving Clark at the start of Chapter 15?

4. Who does Vince bring with him to the Jongas last minute?

5. What does Clark ask Jende at the start of Chapter Six?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Vince come over to the Jongas?

2. What does Jende's meeting with Leah in Chapter Seven reveal?

3. What are the first signs of trouble with Clark's job in Chapter Six?

4. What happens when Neni goes to work a party at the Edwards' for the day?

5. How is Cindy Edwards characterized in Chapter Five?

6. What does the parent/teacher conference in Chapter Ten reveal about Neni and Jende's priorities for Liomi?

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

8. How does Cindy react when Neni wakes her up in Chapter 18?

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

10. What does Vince reveal to Jende in Chapter 16?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the setting of the text, New York City, used as a symbol in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

How does Clark's infidelity alter the course of the novel? Consider how this action impacts both the Edwards and Jongas.

Essay Topic 3

MBue is able to use New York City as a character in this text. What does New York City symbolize to the characters of the novel? How does this change over the course of the text and why?

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