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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Jende's favorite restaurant?
(a) Olive Garden.
(b) Red Lobster.
(c) Riverside Tavern.
(d) Chill's.

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

4. Who does Leah compare Lehman Brother's to?
(a) Chase Manhattan.
(b) Wells Fargo.
(c) Enron.
(d) Citgo.

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

6. What grade does Neni get on the test she studies for?
(a) B.
(b) F.
(c) B-.
(d) A+.

7. What advice does Bubakar give Jende in Chapter 12?
(a) Go to Times Square to see all the people and lights.
(b) Record everything that Clark says because he may need it one day.
(c) He tells him to stay away from the police if he can help it.
(d) Never trust a women.

8. How long has Jende been fighting for papers in America?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 1.5 years.

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

10. What does Jende wear to his interview in Chapter One?
(a) A suit.
(b) A bellhop uniform.
(c) A tee shirt.
(d) His pajamas.

11. Why does Vince come to the Jongas in Chapter 25?
(a) Because he has been kicked out of his house.
(b) Because he is furious at his parents.
(c) He is drunk and shows up unannounced.
(d) For a farewell dinner.

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

13. What does Cindy reveal to Neni when she is drunk in Chapter 21?
(a) Her father raped her mother.
(b) Clark is cheating on her.
(c) She wants to kill herself.
(d) She is going to fire Jende.

14. What college did Clark attend?
(a) Stanford.
(b) Northwestern.
(c) Yale.
(d) NYU.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jende dream about in Chapter 26?

2. Why was Jende once in prison?

3. Where is Jende driving Cindy in Chapter 13?

4. What does Liomi ask Jende in Chapter 20?

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

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