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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: "Clues" - Chapters 11-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Martin catch up on his studies after he is reinstated in school?
(a) He goes to his father's office to study.
(b) He goes to stay with his cousin while he is studying.
(c) He lives with a friend who is also studying.
(d) He sneaks into the Teacher's College Library to study at night.

2. Why does Caitlin stop playing with her kindergarten friend, Marlena?
(a) Caitlin slapped Marlena's face.
(b) Caitlin elbowed Marlena's nose.
(c) Cailin messed up Marlena's hair.
(d) Caitlin stepped on Marlena's foot.

3. What does Martin's name mean in his native language?
(a) Not Enough.
(b) Thank You.
(c) Good-Bye.
(d) Be Well.

4. What item do Caitlin and Lauren fight about in December of 1998? (Chapter 11)
(a) A pair of gold hoop earrings.
(b) A bottle of nail polish.
(c) A sparkly keyring.
(d) A Janet Jackson CD.

5. What is "hot-sitting"?
(a) The practice of moving from seat to seat during a lesson in order to stay focused.
(b) The practice of sitting on warm seats to keep the students warm in the winter.
(c) The practice of putting a misbehaving student on a seat that is painted red.
(d) The practice of studying outside half the day because the classrooms were too crowded to hold all the students.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Martin say that everyone in Zimbabwe considers a god?

2. When Caitlin sent Martin $20, what does the family buy for dinner?

3. What does Caitlin's father do for a living?

4. What town does Martin live in at the start of the book?

5. What does "murungu" mean?

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