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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Jende yell at Neni in Chapter 20?

2. How long has Jende been fighting for papers in America?

3. Where is Jende driving Clark at the start of Chapter 15?

4. What college did Clark attend?

5. What lie does Winston tell for Jende in Chapter Four?

Short Essay Questions

1. What insights does Jende gain from Leah about the state of Lehman Brothers?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the marriages of the Jongas and the Edwards. How do these two unions drive the action in the text? How are these marriages similar and how are they different?

Essay Topic 2

Consider how the theme of power is expressed in the text. Who is powerful in the novel? Who is powerless? Where does this power come from?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the Jonga children to the Edward children. How are they similar? How are they different?

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