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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 is "hot-sitting"?
(a) The practice of studying outside half the day because the classrooms were too crowded to hold all the students.
(b) The practice of putting a misbehaving student on a seat that is painted red.
(c) The practice of sitting on warm seats to keep the students warm in the winter.
(d) The practice of moving from seat to seat during a lesson in order to stay focused.

2. Why does Martin study by the light of a fire?
(a) Flashlights are too bright.
(b) Electricity is rationed.
(c) Firelight is good for his eyes.
(d) Hie bedroom light is broken.

3. What kind of work does Martin do at the market to earn money?
(a) He catches monkeys and sells them.
(b) He plucks chickens for a butcher.
(c) He carries luggage and washed cars.
(d) He makes rope bracelets and sells them.

4. What does Martin buy for Caitlin after his job pouring tea at the bank?
(a) A box of stationery and ink pen.
(b) A lacy handkerchief and a bracelet.
(c) African fabric and matching necklace.
(d) A thank-you card and a photo of himself.

5. What facility is located down the street from Caitlin's middle school?
(a) An ice-cream parlor.
(b) An elementary school.
(c) A pig slaughterhouse.
(d) A shopping mall.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Martin and his mother get to the bank after they received Caitlin's gift of money in May of 1999? (Chapter 16)

2. In Zimbabwe, if you have food, what are you expected to do?

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

4. What color are Martin's school uniforms?

5. Why does Simba get in trouble in school?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Caitlin's friendship with Martin different from the friendships with her girlfriends? (Chapter 11).

2. What does Caitlin discover about her impressions of Carola?

3. How does Caitlin feel about animals?

4. How does Martin's poverty change Caitlin's view of poor people? (Chapter 25)

5. How does Caitlin's gift of a Reebok t-shirt affect Martin?

6. What surprised Caitlin about the picture of his family that Martin sent? (Chapter 31)

7. How does Martin's family feel about Caitlin?

8. Where does Cailin go on her first trip abroad?

9. What assumptions does Caitlin make about Martin?

10. What does Caitlin's mother do for a living and why does she do this?

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