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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What company awards Martin a scholarship?
(a) Xerox Company.
(b) American Airlines.
(c) The American Embassy.
(d) Delta Corporation.

2. Who is Caitlin's first serious boyfriend?
(a) Michael.
(b) Damon.
(c) Jimmy.
(d) Matt.

3. Instead of graduation at Martin's school, what happens?
(a) The teachers at the school give each student a gift.
(b) The headmaster hosts a final party.
(c) The families of the students come to a dance.
(d) The students go out for dinner to a local restaurant.

4. Which of the following is NOT a topic covered in the Orientation Class for Zimbabwean students going to the United States to study?
(a) Money.
(b) Sex.
(c) Food.
(d) Alcohol.

5. Why does Martin's mother not want to tell people that Martin is going to the United States?
(a) Because she is afraid talking about it will jinx it.
(b) Because she is worried Martin will be attacked on the way to the airport.
(c) Because she is so sad that Martin is leaving the country, she cannot talk.
(d) Because she wants to keep it a secret so neighbors do not know about their good fortune.

6. How much money does Martin give his mother before he leaves?
(a) $96.00.
(b) $75.00.
(c) $45.00.
(d) $32.00.

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

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

9. What does Caitlin send that keeps the Ganda family from getting cholera during the rainy season?
(a) Plastic water filters.
(b) Boxes of salt.
(c) Water purification tablets.
(d) Rolls of duct tape.

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

11. What is the name of Martin's student, the eldest of five girls, who gets up at four every morning and walks to school?
(a) Assurance.
(b) Surprise.
(c) Givemore.
(d) Enough.

12. What food does Wallace experience for the first time when he goes out to dinner with Caitlin's family?
(a) A cheeseburger.
(b) A slab of ribs.
(c) A Ribeye steak.
(d) A hot dog.

13. How does Martin get his passport processed quickly?
(a) Caitlin calls the passport office and explains Martin's situation.
(b) Martin pays an extra feed for quicker turn-around.
(c) Mr. Muzawazi calls a former student who runs the passport office.
(d) Anne writes a special request to the passport office.

14. What about the waitress does Caitlin explain to Wallace?
(a) That she has platinum blonde hair.
(b) That she has tattoos.
(c) That she is wearing a nose ring.
(d) That she is shorter than average.

15. While working as a teacher in a remote village, where does Martin bathe?
(a) In the concrete shower behind the school.
(b) In the waterfall in the jungle.
(c) In the old metal bathtub in the thatched hut
(d) In the stream.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the headmaster tell Martin when Martin goes back to thank him for his help?

2. What do Martin and Caitlin eat on Martin's first trip to the mall?

3. What race is Rebecca Mano?

4. What helps raise Martin's cache on campus?

5. What does Wallace tell Caitlin about Martin?

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