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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 memory does Jende have in Chapter 37?

2. How is Mr. Clark identifiable in the article about the prostitution?

3. Where does Neni go in Chapter 41?

4. Why is Mighty crying in Chapter 34?

5. What do Jende and Bubakar do in Chapter 43?

Short Essay Questions

1. What news does Jende receive in Chapter 35?

2. Why does Clark want Jende to come up to his office in Chapter 38?

3. What does Neni do for the first time in Chapter 35? Why?

4. What is so important about Clark's tie in Chapter 28?

5. What are Neni and Winston's reactions to Cindy's request for Jende to record all of Clark's action?

6. Why is Mighty crying in Chapter 34?

7. Why does Jende get angry at Neni in Chapter 36?

8. Why does Clark make frequent visits to the Chelsea Hotel?

9. What do the Jongas do when they hear about Lehman's collapse?

10. What decision does Jende make in Chapter 26?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is going back to Africa the best decision for the Jongas? Is it fair for Jende to make the decision for the entire family?

Essay Topic 2

Winston was able to come to America and become a successful lawyer. What does Winston symbolize in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Select a secondary character and analyze their importance to the novel. How do they move the plot forward? How are they used to develop the other characters in the text?

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