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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Martin's father pay for the photographer to take Martin's photograph?
(a) He uses his charge card for the photo.
(b) He trades the family boom box for the photo.
(c) He uses Caitlin's dollar for the photo.
(d) He barters work for the photo.

2. What item in the Christmas box that Caitlin's family sends to Martin's family brings music back into the Ganda home?
(a) The television.
(b) The radio.
(c) The record player.
(d) The Walkman.

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

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

5. What question does Lauren ask that upsets Caitlin?
(a) Is Martin is stupid?
(b) Are you using Martin?
(c) Does Martin have a girlfriend?
(d) Are you in love with Martin?

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

7. What does Martin say is a popular snack in Zimbabwe?
(a) Roasted mice.
(b) Toasted ricecakes.
(c) Baked yams.
(d) Poached guinea eggs.

8. What do Caitlin and her mom use instead of packing peanuts in Martin's Christmas box?
(a) Toilet Paper.
(b) Candy.
(c) Bubble Wrap.
(d) Newspaper.

9. What job does Caitlin perform during the summer after her seventh grade year?
(a) She is a kid's softball coach.
(b) She is a piano teacher.
(c) She is a camp counselor.
(d) She is a sales clerk.

10. What gift does Caitlin receive the Christmas before she turns 16?
(a) A stereo.
(b) A bicycle.
(c) A car.
(d) A computer.

11. 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 goes to stay with his cousin while he is studying.
(d) He sneaks into the Teacher's College Library to study at night.

12. What does Martin find coming out of the communal faucet?
(a) A hiss of chemical steam.
(b) A slow trickle of black oil.
(c) A gush of putrid water.
(d) A slow trickle of rusty red liquid.

13. What gift in the Christmas box allows Martin's mother "to be counted in society"?
(a) Skirts.
(b) Dresses.
(c) Shoes.
(d) Hats.

14. Caitlin's mother knows Zimbabwe by another name. What is that name?
(a) Rhodesia.
(b) Tanzania.
(c) Nairobi.
(d) Kenya.

15. How do Martin and his mother get to the bank after they received Caitlin's gift of money in May of 1999? (Chapter 16)
(a) They call a taxi.
(b) They take their canoe.
(c) They take the bus.
(d) They walk.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Martin study by the light of a fire?

2. What kind of pets does Caitlin's family have when she first writes to Martin?

3. What country is the foreign exchange student that stays with Caitlin's family from?

4. What job does Caitlin take on in order to help pay for Martin's support?

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

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