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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. Who discovered Cindy's dead body?

2. What dessert does Neni make for Christmas?

3. What does Jende give Neni to make her happy about moving back to Africa?

4. What is one reason Jende gives for not supporting Neni's decision to go to church?

5. What does Jende do before his meeting with Clark in Chapter 38?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Cindy ask Jende to do for her in Chapter 29?

2. How does Jende's dream in Chapter 26 foreshadow the collapse of Lehman Brothers?

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

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

5. Where is Neni when Jende is getting fired?

6. Why is Mighty crying in Chapter 34?

7. What does Liomi get for Christmas?

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

9. How does Jende's life change after he is fired?

10. What decision does Jende make in Chapter 26?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do the themes of race and class shape the novel?

Essay Topic 2

How does the collapse of Lehman Brother's impact on the plot of the novel? Consider how this collapse impacts each of the characters individually and how it changes New York as a whole.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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