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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Vince plan to stop doing, against his parents wishes?
(a) Practicing the piano.
(b) Going to a therapist.
(c) Attending law school.
(d) Trying to pass the bar.

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

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

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

5. What is the reason why Jende wants to leave New York in Chapter 13?
(a) He has no future there.
(b) It is too crowded.
(c) He hates the cold.
(d) It is very dirty.

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

7. Who does Vince bring with him to the Jongas last minute?
(a) His mother.
(b) Mighty.
(c) His girlfriend.
(d) His boyfriend.

8. Where does Neni work over the summer?
(a) The Hamptons.
(b) As a waitress at Red Lobster.
(c) The college.
(d) As a nanny for a family in New Jersey.

9. What happened to Jende and Neni's first child?
(a) She died from yellow fever.
(b) She was given up for adoption.
(c) She was eaten by wolves.
(d) She is still alive and healthy in Limbe.

10. What does Neni think about in Chapter 14 when she is out on 58th street?
(a) Betty's C-section and still born birth.
(b) Her job.
(c) Liomi.
(d) Her family in Cameroon.

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

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

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

14. What does Bubakar tell Jende in Chapter 9?
(a) He tells Jende that his asylum application has been denied.
(b) He tells Jende that he must leave the country in 24 hours.
(c) He tells Jende that he owes him 300 dollars.
(d) He tell Jende that he has received his green card.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What year did Jende come to America?

3. What does Neni miss most about working in the Hamptons?

4. What does Jende learn that Clark and Vince have in common, in Chapter 23?

5. What grade does Neni get on the test she studies for?

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