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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Liomi ask Jende in Chapter 20?
(a) Does Jende like his job?
(b) Are he and Neni getting divorced?
(c) Why is he so different from his classmates?
(d) Do they have to go back to Limbe?

2. What are Neni and Fatou doing at the start of Chapter 2?
(a) Grocery Shopping.
(b) Cleaning Fatou's house.
(c) Going to college.
(d) Shopping for off brand bags in China Town.

3. What surprises Neni about Jerry?
(a) He hits on her.
(b) He has never heard of Cameroon.
(c) He is from Africa.
(d) He is gay.

4. What question does Clark ask Jende during the interview?
(a) Is he a legal citizen?
(b) What type of papers does he have?
(c) When will he return to Africa?
(d) Can he speak English?

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

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

7. What does Jende dream about in Chapter 26?
(a) Money doublers and financial problems.
(b) The death of his father.
(c) Cheating on Neni.
(d) Liomi dying.

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

9. Who does Neni call when she finds Mrs. Edwards passed out?
(a) Mr. Edwards.
(b) The police.
(c) Jende and then Betty.
(d) Vince.

10. What does Cindy give Jende in Chapter 13?
(a) A gift card to his favorite restaurant.
(b) $500 to help his nieces and nephews.
(c) A stern talking to.
(d) The key to her secret apartment.

11. What was one of the first things Neni did when she arrived in America?
(a) Bought a Gucci bag.
(b) Married Jende.
(c) Rented an apartment.
(d) Gave birth to Liomi.

12. What class is Neni studying for in Chapter 8?
(a) Biotech.
(b) Algebra.
(c) Literature.
(d) Pre-calculus.

13. Where do Neni and Cindy have a heart-to-heart in Chapter 19?
(a) By the pool.
(b) On a walk around the neighborhood.
(c) In Neni's bedroom.
(d) While Neni runs a bath for Mrs. Edwards.

14. What is the poem called that Clark reads to Jende?
(a) Cindy.
(b) Work.
(c) Home.
(d) Vince.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What year did Jende come to America?

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

3. What does Neni think about in Chapter 14 when she is out on 58th street?

4. Who is Cheri?

5. How long has Jende been fighting for papers in America?

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