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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. How long has Martin had his toothbrush?
(a) Seven years.
(b) Three years.
(c) Thirty months.
(d) Six months.

2. What country is the foreign exchange student that stays with Caitlin's family from?
(a) Germany.
(b) France.
(c) Poland.
(d) England.

3. What gift does Martin's father's boss give to Martin's father to bring home for Martin?
(a) Two pieces of chicken.
(b) Two pieces of official stationery.
(c) A used blackboard.
(d) A used book.

4. Where does Caitlin keep a diary of the boys that interest her?
(a) Her bedroom closet.
(b) Her bathroom mirror.
(c) Her bulletin board.
(d) Her English notebook.

5. When Martin receives two $20 bills from Caitlin, what does he assume?
(a) That she is very smart.
(b) That she is very rich.
(c) That she is very stubborn.
(d) That she is very selfish.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Martin's mom's behavior change after she receives the gifts in the Christmas box?

2. What does Martin say Caitlin is wearing on her teeth?

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

4. What nickname does Caitlin's brother give her?

5. What kind of pets does Caitlin's family have when she first writes to Martin?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Martin's parents get married?

2. What is the setting of Caitlin's hometown?

3. What is Martin's reaction to receiving Caitlin's photograph?

4. What advice did Martin's mother give him early in his school career?

5. How does Martin feel about Caitlin sending toothbrushes?

6. What does Martin do when he is kicked out of school for non-payment of fees?

7. In Martin's school, kids engage in "hot-sitting." What does this term mean?

8. What is Caitlin's focus when she is in seventh grade? (Chapter 3). How do we know this?

9. What is Martin's father's reaction to his son receiving the highest score in all of Mutare on a national placement test?

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

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