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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 is the poem called that Clark reads to Jende?

2. What question does Neni ask Mr. Edwards in Chapter 24?

3. What is Neni's first question after learning about Lehman Brothers?

4. Who is Ceci?

5. What year did Jende come to America?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Neni think about the Edwards home in the Hamptons?

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

3. How does Vince consider Jende similar and different from his parents?

4. What is Winston's role in getting Jende his job with the Edwards?

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

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

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

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

9. How do Vince's parents react when he tells them he is moving to India?

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

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 do the themes of race and class shape the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characters of Cindy and Neni. How are they similar as women, wives, and mothers? How are they different?

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