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

2. What is the name of the Edward's full time housekeeper?
(a) Claire.
(b) Anna.
(c) Stacy.
(d) Leah.

3. Who does Neni share her used clothes from Cindy with?
(a) Fatou.
(b) She sends them to Africa.
(c) Jende.
(d) Betty.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Clark grow up?

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

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

5. Where is Clark's office?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Neni do when she finds Cindy passed out in the guest bedroom?

2. Why does Vince come over to the Jongas?

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

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

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

6. What is the job that Neni takes in Chapter 17?

7. How does Mbue make it clear to the reader that Mr. Edwards is wealthy in Chapter One?

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

9. What does Jende learn about Clark when they talk in Hudson River Park?

10. How is Cindy Edwards characterized in Chapter Five?

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