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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gets on the phone and takes responsibility for making sure that Martin can board the airplane to come to America?
(a) Tecla.
(b) Rich.
(c) Alois.
(d) Caitlin.

2. What is Martin's score on his first SAT test?
(a) 1200.
(b) 1400.
(c) 900.
(d) 1100.

3. What is the name of the school that Martin wants to get into after he receives the results of his O-level exams?
(a) Marist Brother's School.
(b) Mutare Institute for Learning.
(c) Sakubva School for the Gifted.
(d) Zimbabwean Academy.

4. Why does Caitlin drop her woodworking class?
(a) Because she does not like getting sawdust on her clothes.
(b) Because she is afraid of the boys in the class.
(c) Because she would have to wear covered-toe shoes.
(d) Because the noise of the machines is too loud.

5. What is the economic status of Wallace's parents?
(a) Impoverished.
(b) Middle class.
(c) Billionaires.
(d) Wealthy.

6. What happens that improves the speed and frequency of Martin and Caitlin's correspondence?
(a) Caitlin sends Martin a computer.
(b) Anne purchases a computer for the school library.
(c) Mr. Muzawazi allows Martin to use his computer.
(d) Martin has enough money to buy airmail stamps.

7. What do Martin and Caitlin eat on Martin's first trip to the mall?
(a) A Milky Way Candy Bar.
(b) A Dunkin Donut.
(c) A bag of Kettle Corn.
(d) A Cinnabon.

8. 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?
(a) Enough.
(b) Givemore.
(c) Assurance.
(d) Surprise.

9. When Martin gets to the school of his choice, what do other students nickname him?
(a) The Rafter-wearer.
(b) The over-achiever.
(c) The bean-eater.
(d) The Mutare man.

10. Why does Martin resign from his teaching position?
(a) Because he does not think he's doing any good.
(b) Because the government is not paying him.
(c) Because he does not have enough supplies.
(d) Because he cannot deal with the poverty of the village.

11. When Martin is working as a teacher, what does he do on the weekends?
(a) He stays at school and prepares lessons for the next week.
(b) He reads American novels to prepare for his upcoming trip.
(c) He writes dozens of letters to Caitlin.
(d) He travels back to Mutare to see his family.

12. What activity do Caitlin and her mom organize to raise money for Martin?
(a) A raffle drawing.
(b) A benefit ball.
(c) A bake sale.
(d) A car wash.

13. What does Martin's mother give him before he leaves for school?
(a) A notebook.
(b) A blanket.
(c) A pillow.
(d) A blazer.

14. What occupation does Martin first plan to pursue?
(a) A medical doctor.
(b) A businessman.
(c) A writer.
(d) A university professor.

15. What race is Rebecca Mano?
(a) Black.
(b) Asian.
(c) Hispanic.
(d) White.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Caitlin has done everything she can to bring Martin to the United States, what is her last effort?

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

3. How does Martin begin to address Caitlin's parents?

4. When Martin gets to the school of his choice, he is told that he cannot register because...why?

5. What is the name of Martin's student, the eldest of five girls, who gets up at four every morning and walks to school?

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