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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) 6 months.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 1.5 year.

2. Who learns of Lehman's collapse first?
(a) Winston.
(b) Jende.
(c) Neni.
(d) Betty.

3. What does Liomi's teacher tell Neni during parent/teacher conferences?
(a) He is failign all of his classes.
(b) He as been disrespectful to the girls in the class.
(c) He is a good kid, but he needs to be more attentive.
(d) He has been skipping school.

4. Who does Neni call when she finds Mrs. Edwards passed out?
(a) Jende and then Betty.
(b) Mr. Edwards.
(c) The police.
(d) Vince.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Cheri?

2. What grade does Neni get on the test she studies for?

3. According to Jende, who does Cindy Edwards look like?

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

5. When does Lehman Brothers collapse?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the opening scene of the novel?

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

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

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

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

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

9. How is Cindy Edwards characterized in Chapter Five?

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

(see the answer keys)

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