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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. How long has Neni been in America?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 1.5 year.

2. What is Neni's final GPA for the semeter?
(a) 3.7.
(b) 2.5.
(c) 4.0.
(d) 3.0.

3. Where does Neni work over the summer?
(a) As a waitress at Red Lobster.
(b) The Hamptons.
(c) As a nanny for a family in New Jersey.
(d) The college.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was one of the first things Neni did when she arrived in America?

3. What surprises Neni about Jerry?

4. Why was Jende once in prison?

5. Where is Clark's office?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do Clark and Tom talk about in Chapter 15?

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

4. What does Jende tell Clark about Limbe in Chapter Six?

5. What causes Jende to become angry at Neni for in Chapter 20?

6. What is the opening scene of the novel?

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

8. How is Cindy Edwards characterized in Chapter Five?

9. Why does Vince come over to the Jongas?

10. How does Cindy react when Neni wakes her up in Chapter 18?

(see the answer keys)

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