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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 Anne's reaction to the news that Martin has received a scholarship?
(a) She faints.
(b) She cusses.
(c) She jumps up and down.
(d) She screams.

2. What does Martin dream of the night before he first teaches school?
(a) Martin dreams of Caitlin and Anne.
(b) Martin dreams of a man-eating lion.
(c) Martin dreams of his brothers.
(d) Martin dreams of his mother as a young girl.

3. What food does Wallace experience for the first time when he goes out to dinner with Caitlin's family?
(a) A cheeseburger.
(b) A slab of ribs.
(c) A Ribeye steak.
(d) A hot dog.

4. What is wrong with Martin's mother when they take her to the hospital?
(a) She has measles.
(b) She has pneumonia.
(c) She has malaria.
(d) She has cancer.

5. Where s Martin when he receives the e-mail from Villanova?
(a) At an internet cafe near Alois and Sekai's house.
(b) At the library studying.
(c) At the orientation meeting for Zimbabwean students.
(d) At work in Victoria Falls.

Short Answer Questions

1. What company awards Martin a scholarship?

2. While working as a teacher in a remote village, where does Martin bathe?

3. Which of the following is NOT a topic covered in the Orientation Class for Zimbabwean students going to the United States to study?

4. What does Caitlin send that keeps the Ganda family from getting cholera during the rainy season?

5. What does the student who reminds Martin of himself say before Martin leaves?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Alois and Sekai do to help Martin get into Marist Brothers School?

2. What is wrong with Martin's mother when he goes home at semester break?

3. What does Caitlin's family do to welcome Martin to America?

4. What do Caitlin and Damon argue about?

5. What is the connection between Wallace and Caitlin's family?

6. How does the use of the computer in Mr. Muzawazi's office change Martin's correspondence with Caitlin?

7. Why does Martin choose to leave his teaching position at Chigodora?

8. Why is Richie not successful at college?

9. What effect do the attacks of 9-11 have on Caitlin and her family?

10. How does the box with monsoon supplies sent by Caitlin help Martin's family?

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