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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 natural occurrence does Caitlin learn about that causes her to create a special care package for Martin?
(a) Global warming.
(b) Sun spots.
(c) Monsoons.
(d) Red Tide.

2. What gift does Martin send to Caitlin in Chapter 9?
(a) A pair of hand-carved earrings.
(b) A box of stationery.
(c) A "Zim" dollar.
(d) A photograph of him in a picture frame.

3. What item do Caitlin and Lauren fight about in December of 1998? (Chapter 11)
(a) A bottle of nail polish.
(b) A pair of gold hoop earrings.
(c) A sparkly keyring.
(d) A Janet Jackson CD.

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

5. What does Caitlin's father do for a living?
(a) He is a traveling salesman.
(b) He is a forensic accountant.
(c) He is a government energy contractor.
(d) He is a spy in the CIA.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Martin say is a popular snack in Zimbabwe?

4. What is the name of the poor girl in Caitlin's English class that Caitlin decides not to judge or be mean to?

5. What is Caitlin's favorite class during her Sophomore year?

Short Essay Questions

1. What impact does seeing the BBC News special report on Zimbabwe have on Caitlin?

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

3. How does Caitlin feel about animals?

4. How do Alois and Sekai's reason for marrying affect Martin?

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

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

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

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

9. What does it mean that Martin is considered "born free"?

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

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