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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the hours at the library of the school Martin wants to attend?
(a) The library is open 9-5.
(b) The library is open 8-10.
(c) The library is open 24 hours a day.
(d) The library is open 6-midnight.

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

3. What does Martin dream of the night before he first teaches school?
(a) Martin dreams of his brothers.
(b) Martin dreams of a man-eating lion.
(c) Martin dreams of his mother as a young girl.
(d) Martin dreams of Caitlin and Anne.

4. What is the name of Anne's alma mater?
(a) Gwynedd Mercy.
(b) Villanova.
(c) Temple .
(d) Penn State.

5. What is Martin going to teach at the rural school where he is sent?
(a) English.
(b) Science.
(c) History.
(d) Reading.

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

7. When the airline tickets do not arrive, who visits Martin?
(a) An airline agent.
(b) A prophet.
(c) An embassy employee.
(d) A doctor.

8. What is Anne's reaction to the news that Martin has received a scholarship?
(a) She jumps up and down.
(b) She cusses.
(c) She screams.
(d) She faints.

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

10. Where does Caitlin's family take Wallace for dinner?
(a) Hard Rock Cafe.
(b) Applebees.
(c) Sizzler Steakhouse.
(d) McDonalds.

11. What drug does Caitlin discover is effective in treating malaria?
(a) Oxycotin.
(b) Morphine.
(c) Penicillin.
(d) Quinine.

12. Where s Martin when he receives the e-mail from Villanova?
(a) At the library studying.
(b) At the orientation meeting for Zimbabwean students.
(c) At work in Victoria Falls.
(d) At an internet cafe near Alois and Sekai's house.

13. What does Anne do to test the friendliness of the college campuses she visits?
(a) She sends out a survey to Caitlin's high school friends.
(b) She talks to the Admissions office about orientation programs.
(c) She takes the dog, Kava, on a walk across campus.
(d) She researches the internet for "friendliness ratings."

14. When Martin gets to the school of his choice, he is told that he cannot register because...why?
(a) The school doesn't offer the classes he needs for his degree.
(b) The school is already full.
(c) He does not have the economic means.
(d) He is not old enough.

15. How do Martin and Nation transport their mother to the hospital when she is ill?
(a) They call a taxi and drive there.
(b) They put her on a ladder and pull her there.
(c) They put her in a wheelbarrow and walk her there.
(d) They support her on both sides and walk her there.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Wallace's parents live?

2. What company awards Martin a scholarship?

3. What career does Martin decide to pursue?

4. What is wrong with Martin's mother when they take her to the hospital?

5. Who does Anne write to as a last resort?

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