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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Jende and Neni have friends and family in America?
(a) Phoenix and Houston.
(b) Florida.
(c) Connecticut.
(d) New Jersey.

2. What news does Jende give Neni in Chapter 26?
(a) She will go work for the Edwards.
(b) She will not attend school next semester.
(c) He was fired from his job.
(d) He wants to go back to Africa.

3. What question does Neni ask Mr. Edwards in Chapter 24?
(a) Are you cheating on Cindy?
(b) Are you happy with Jende's work?
(c) Are you worried about Cindy's drinking?
(d) Are you related to John Edwards?

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

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

6. When does Lehman Brothers collapse?
(a) February.
(b) March.
(c) June.
(d) September.

7. How long has Neni been in America?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 1.5 year.
(d) 6 months.

8. What does Neni think about on her train ride to the Hamptons in Chapter 17?
(a) The daughter that she lost in Limbe.
(b) The groceries she needed to buy for dinner that night.
(c) Her childhood, especially when her father lost his job.
(d) The first time she and Jende kissed.

9. Who is Leah?
(a) Clark's secretary.
(b) Jende's sister.
(c) Jende's mother.
(d) Clark's sister.

10. What does Neni miss most about working in the Hamptons?
(a) The clean house.
(b) The Food.
(c) The weather.
(d) The pool.

11. What college does Neni attend?
(a) Manhattanville.
(b) SUNY.
(c) NYU.
(d) Borough of Manhattan Community College.

12. Where is Jende driving Clark at the start of Chapter 15?
(a) The airport.
(b) The golf course.
(c) The Chelsea Hotel.
(d) The mall.

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

14. What job does Jende do for the summer while Neni is in the Hamptons?
(a) Dish washer.
(b) Bell hop.
(c) Taxi Driver.
(d) Mechanic.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Clark tell Jende at the end of Jende's interview?

2. What class is Neni studying for in Chapter 8?

3. Who is Ceci?

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

5. Why does Jende's brother call him in Chapter 13?

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