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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Clark tell Jende in Chapter 38?
(a) Cindy is going to rehab.
(b) Jende needs to work more hours.
(c) He has to let him go.
(d) He is cheating on Cindy.

2. Why does Neni refuse the job that Vince offers her?
(a) She already has a new job lined up.
(b) She wants to stay far from the Clarks.
(c) She secretly does not like Mighty.
(d) She knows she cannot do that to Cindy.

3. Where does Neni go in Chapter 41?
(a) To see her professor.
(b) Cindy's apartment.
(c) To church to see Natasha.
(d) To Betty's house.

4. What does Jende do in Chapter 44?
(a) Slaps Neni.
(b) Gets his old job back.
(c) Hits Liomi.
(d) Has an affair.

5. What does Jende do before his meeting with Clark in Chapter 38?
(a) Write a nasty note to Cindy.
(b) Calls Neni and cries.
(c) Cleans out the car of all of his items.
(d) Prays.

6. Why does Jende bring Clark to the same hotel over and over?
(a) His sister is staying there.
(b) He is sleeping with prostitutes.
(c) He is trying to find a new job.
(d) He does not want to go home, so he's been sleeping there.

7. What memory does Jende have in Chapter 37?
(a) The time he got the job with the Edwards.
(b) This first Christmas in America and how sad it was.
(c) His last Christmas in Limbe.
(d) The first time he met Neni.

8. What does Jende write in place of the Chelsea in the notes he takes for Cindy?
(a) Court.
(b) The gym.
(c) Harlem.
(d) Times Square.

9. Who calls Neni in Chapter 43?
(a) Clark.
(b) Cindy.
(c) Anna.
(d) Vince.

10. When Jende questions Cindy's request, what does she tell him to consider?
(a) His pregnant wife and his new baby.
(b) Mighty.
(c) His family in Africa.
(d) His immigration status.

11. Who is Stacy?
(a) Neni's professor.
(b) Jende's mistress.
(c) Cindy's sister.
(d) Mighty's nanny.

12. What does Jende promise Neni about their life in Cameroon?
(a) She will have lots of friends and a good job.
(b) They will have a big house and Jende will get her a housekeeper.
(c) She can get a new car.
(d) They will come back to America after a year.

13. What is the name of the company that takes over Lehman?
(a) Banks.
(b) Great Britain.
(c) Wells Fargo.
(d) Barclays.

14. What is the name of Neni's new church?
(a) First Catholic Star.
(b) Judson Memorial Church.
(c) Our Lady of Peace.
(d) Presbyterian York.

15. Where does Jende try to get a job after leaving Clark's?
(a) Livery Cab.
(b) As a subway driver.
(c) As a janitor.
(d) Wells Fargo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Leah's plan after Lehman's collapse?

2. How is Mr. Clark identifiable in the article about the prostitution?

3. What does Liomi get for Christmas?

4. What do the Jongas eat on Christmas morning?

5. What does Winston think Jende should do in response to Cindy's request?

(see the answer keys)

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