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

2. Why does Caitlin stop playing with her kindergarten friend, Marlena?
(a) Caitlin slapped Marlena's face.
(b) Cailin messed up Marlena's hair.
(c) Caitlin stepped on Marlena's foot.
(d) Caitlin elbowed Marlena's nose.

3. What gift does Caitlin receive the Christmas before she turns 16?
(a) A stereo.
(b) A computer.
(c) A bicycle.
(d) A car.

4. What does Martin do with the first dollar bill that Caitlin sent to him?
(a) He hides it in the oil can stove.
(b) He puts it behind Caitlin's picture and saves it for his trip to America.
(c) He uses it to buy a new Nike shirt.
(d) He gives it to his mother to buy groceries with.

5. What name does Caitlin give to her new bunny?
(a) Luella.
(b) Lois.
(c) Hoppy.
(d) Floppy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do Caitlin and her mom use instead of packing peanuts in Martin's Christmas box?

3. Who is Alois' wife?

4. What town does Martin live in at the start of the book?

5. What happens to Caitlin because of her rapid growth spurt?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Caitlin learn about Zimbabwe when discussing her pen pal assignment with her mother?

3. Why did Martin's mother leave the village and move to Chisamba Singles to be with her husband?

4. Why is Caitlin excited about choosing a pen pal from Zimbabwe when she is in seventh grade?

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

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

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

8. How does Caitlin feel about animals?

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 Martin do when he is kicked out of school for non-payment of fees?

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