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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. Where does Neni go in Chapter 41?

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

3. Where is Clark when Cindy dies?

4. What job does Vince offer Cindy?

5. Why does Cindy ask him to come inside in Chapter 29?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Leah after Lehman Brother's collapses?

2. What news does Jende receive in Chapter 35?

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

6. Where is Neni when Jende is getting fired?

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

8. Why was Jende put in jail in Limbe?

9. How does Neni blackmail Cindy?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the character of Bubakar. Using the text to support your assessment, consider if Bubakar is a trustworthy character. Does he have Jende's best interest at heart, or his exploiting Jende and others like him?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Was moving back to Cameroon the right decision for the Jongas? Consider the pros and cons of their decisions to leave and stay.

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