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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, "A Changing World," Chapters 43-48.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Martin's mom use to stuff the cracks in their walls?
(a) Old newspapers.
(b) Homemade paraffin.
(c) Caitlin's letters.
(d) Candy wrappers.

2. How many inches does Caitlin say she grew the summer of 1998?
(a) Four inches.
(b) Six inches.
(c) Five inches.
(d) Three inches.

3. What kind of work does Martin do at the market to earn money?
(a) He makes rope bracelets and sells them.
(b) He carries luggage and washed cars.
(c) He catches monkeys and sells them.
(d) He plucks chickens for a butcher.

4. 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 lives with a friend who is also studying.
(c) He sneaks into the Teacher's College Library to study at night.
(d) He goes to stay with his cousin while he is studying.

5. Why does Martin change his mind about becoming a doctor?
(a) Because he believes that nothing can help the people in Zimbabwe.
(b) Because he does not think he will make enough money at being a doctor.
(c) Because he wants to please his parents and become a chemist instead of a doctor.
(d) Because he is haunted by the people he has seen at the hospital and does not think he has the stomach for medicine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Caitlin and her mom use instead of packing peanuts in Martin's Christmas box?

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

3. Why is Caitlin mad at Wallace's roommate?

4. At the school of Martin's choice, what makes a kid "cool"?

5. What food is the staple of Martin's diet?

(see the answer key)

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