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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Caitlin's family vacation the summer after her seventh grade year?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) England.
(c) France.
(d) Canada.

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?
(a) $40.
(b) $20.
(c) $10.
(d) $5.

3. 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?
(a) $400 U.S. dollars.
(b) $80 U.S. dollars.
(c) $50.00 U.S. dollars.
(d) $200 U.S. dollars.

4. What does Caitlin's father do for a living?
(a) He is a spy in the CIA.
(b) He is a forensic accountant.
(c) He is a government energy contractor.
(d) He is a traveling salesman.

5. What work does Martin do to earn money for postage?
(a) He carries luggage at the central bus station.
(b) He deliveries groceries to his neighborhood.
(c) He helps build stalls at the market.
(d) He makes sandwiches and sells them at the school.

6. What does Martin do during his winter break in August of 1999?
(a) He remains in Mutare and works at the grocery store.
(b) He studies for his exams and prepares for the upcoming school year.
(c) He stays with Alois in Harare and works at the bank pouring tea.
(d) He visits several schools that he may be interested in attending.

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

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

9. What natural occurrence does Caitlin learn about that causes her to create a special care package for Martin?
(a) Monsoons.
(b) Red Tide.
(c) Global warming.
(d) Sun spots.

10. 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 Walkman.
(d) The record player.

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

12. What does "murungu" mean?
(a) A Shona word for electricity used during the night.
(b) A Shona word for people with white skin.
(c) A Shona word for students who cannot pay school fees.
(d) A Shona word for a party with lots of food.

13. In Zimbabwe, if you have food, what are you expected to do?
(a) Freeze it.
(b) Hide it.
(c) Share it.
(d) Salt it.

14. What does Caitlin first send to Martin that he thinks is rare and expensive?
(a) A painting by an American artist.
(b) A CD of a music group.
(c) A photograph of herself.
(d) A book by an African poet.

15. How does Martin's mom's behavior change after she receives the gifts in the Christmas box?
(a) She begins to study with Martin.
(b) She invites friends into her home.
(c) She starts singing all the time.
(d) She stops working in the garden.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Caitlin disguise the money she puts in Martin's letter?

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

3. Why does RIchie move back home?

4. When Caitlin and Lisa meet two guys at the mall, where do the guys take them?

5. How does Martin's father pay for the photographer to take Martin's photograph?

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