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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. When Martin does not have any paper for his letter to Caitlin, what does he use to write on?
(a) A colorful piece of gift wrap.
(b) A discarded ice cream wrapper.
(c) An old piece of newspaper.
(d) A page from his school textbook.

5. What is the solution to getting money safely from Caitlin to Martin when Caitlin's parents begin to support Martin?
(a) Setting up a Paypal account.
(b) Using a Western Money Transfer account.
(c) Putting funds in a pre-paid credit card.
(d) Developing a special envelope with secret compartment.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the seventh grade, what sport does Caitlin sign up to play?

2. When Martin returns from his winter break in Harare, what does he discover?

3. How many inches does Caitlin say she grew the summer of 1998?

4. Which rock group do Caitlin and Martin both enjoy?

5. What food is the staple of Martin's diet?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Martin decide to write Caitlin's parents?

2. What does Caitlin do to help support Martin without asking her parents for more money? (Chapter 29)

3. Why did Martin's parents get married?

4. What does Caitlin say she thinks about race? (Chapter 3).

5. What does Caitlin think about her German cousin, Carola, upon meeting her?

6. What effect does the job at Alois' bank pouring tea have on Martin?

7. When Martin receives Caitlin's first letter, what does he believe about America?

8. Why is Caitlin's experience with a German foreign exchange student not a good one?

9. At the beginning of the book, Chapter One, what kind of student does Caitlin say she is?

10. What does Simba do that causes his parents to feel shame?

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