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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, "A Changing World," Chapters 37-42.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Martin's family cannot pay for his tuition for Marist Brothers, and Alois can only pay the deposit, what does Martin decide to do?
(a) Martin decides to write directly to Caitlin's parents and ask them for help.
(b) Martin sells his family's television set.
(c) Martin steals four chickens and sells them to neighbors.
(d) Martin takes a third job cleaning the stalls at the market.

2. What makes Caitlin more aware of the troubles Martin might be facing?
(a) A website on Zimbabwe she follows.
(b) A BBC News Report she watches with her mother.
(c) A movie about Africa she sees at the theatre.
(d) A magazine article she reads in class.

3. Why does Caitlin drop her woodworking class?
(a) Because she does not like getting sawdust on her clothes.
(b) Because she would have to wear covered-toe shoes.
(c) Because the noise of the machines is too loud.
(d) Because she is afraid of the boys in the class.

4. What does Martin tell Caitlin about monkeys?
(a) Monkeys are red in color.
(b) Monkeys make great pets.
(c) Monkeys are rare in Mutare.
(d) Monkeys are really nasty.

5. What happens that improves the speed and frequency of Martin and Caitlin's correspondence?
(a) Caitlin sends Martin a computer.
(b) Mr. Muzawazi allows Martin to use his computer.
(c) Martin has enough money to buy airmail stamps.
(d) Anne purchases a computer for the school library.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Caitlin send to Martin after she learns he has been kicked out of school in May of 1999, the end of her eighth-grade year?

2. What nickname does Caitlin's brother give her?

3. What happens to Caitlin because of her rapid growth spurt?

4. When Anne is finally able to talk to Martin's headmaster, how much money does she discover it will take to keep Martin and his siblings in school?

5. What is the name of the foreign exchange student that comes to stay with Caitlin's family?

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