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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where is Jende driving Cindy in Chapter 13?
(a) To a meeting with one of her clients.
(b) To her sister's house.
(c) To have lunch with her friends Cheri and June.
(d) To an appointment with her therapist.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Jende and Neni's first child?

2. Who does Neni share her used clothes from Cindy with?

3. Where does Clark ask Jende to take him in Chapter 23?

4. What does Anna say she is worried about in Chapter 24?

5. Where did Clark grow up?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jende's meeting with Leah in Chapter Seven reveal?

2. How does Neni feel about going to WInston's party at a New York City nightclub?

3. What are the first signs of trouble with Clark's job in Chapter Six?

4. What does Neni learn about Cindy's family of origin while she is in the Hamptons?

5. How does Mbue show the novel's time period in the first few chapters of the novel?

6. What is the opening scene of the novel?

7. What does the parent/teacher conference in Chapter Ten reveal about Neni and Jende's priorities for Liomi?

8. What happens when Neni goes to work a party at the Edwards' for the day?

9. What is Neni's reaction when she meets Jenny?

10. What does Neni think about the Edwards home in the Hamptons?

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