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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6: "American Dream," Chapters 57-64.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one thing Wallace does not understand about American students?
(a) Why they study for days without taking a break.
(b) Why they wear pajamas to class.
(c) Why they are disrespectful to their teachers.
(d) Why they want to get drunk on the weekends.

2. When the book begins, what grade is Caitlin in?
(a) Eighth grade.
(b) Ninth grade.
(c) Sixth grade.
(d) Seventh grade.

3. What job does Caitlin take on in order to help pay for Martin's support?
(a) She waitresses at Dairy Queen.
(b) She waitresses at Ray's Pizzeria.
(c) She becomes a nanny.
(d) She works at Spencers in the mall.

4. What does Caitlin want to do with the extra pizza left over from a luncheon at her mother's college?
(a) Take it home and eat the leftovers.
(b) Give it to a homeless Vietnam Vet.
(c) Pack slices separately and freeze them.
(d) Give it to the poor girl in her English class.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Martin's student who drops out of school to take care of his mother but who is a very motivated student?

2. 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?

3. What gift does Caitlin receive the Christmas before she turns 16?

4. What procedure does Caitlin have done after Christmas?

5. What do Caitlin and Anne do to the letter pleading for scholarship money for Martin they mail it?

(see the answer key)

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