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

2. What does Jende dream about in Chapter 26?
(a) Cheating on Neni.
(b) Money doublers and financial problems.
(c) Liomi dying.
(d) The death of his father.

3. Who is Ceci?
(a) Clark's twin sister.
(b) Clark's mother.
(c) The maid.
(d) Clark's mistress.

4. Who is Leah?
(a) Clark's secretary.
(b) Jende's sister.
(c) Clark's sister.
(d) Jende's mother.

5. Who is Bubakar?
(a) Jende's cousin.
(b) Neni's father.
(c) Jende's lawyer.
(d) Jende's landlord.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cindy give Neni after her summer in the Hamptons?

2. What does Vince plan to stop doing, against his parents wishes?

3. What does Cindy give Jende in Chapter 13?

4. Where do Jende and Neni have friends and family in America?

5. What job does Jende do for the summer while Neni is in the Hamptons?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Vince reveal to Jende in Chapter 16?

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

3. How is Cindy Edwards characterized in Chapter Five?

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

5. How do Vince's parents react when he tells them he is moving to India?

6. Why does Vince come over to the Jongas?

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

8. What happened to Neni's father's job while she was growing up?

9. How does Vince consider Jende similar and different from his parents?

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

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