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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Caitlin send to Martin after she learns he has been kicked out of school in May of 1999, the end of her eighth-grade year?

2. What is "hot-sitting"?

3. What job does Caitlin take on in order to help pay for Martin's support?

4. Caitlin's mother knows Zimbabwe by another name. What is that name?

5. Why does RIchie move back home?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Martin's family's reaction to the large Christmas box from Caitlin's family?

5. What is Martin's reaction to hearing his mother cry?

6. What does Caitlin do to help support Martin without asking her parents for more money? (Chapter 29)

7. How does Caitlin feel about animals?

8. How do Martin's letters to Caitlin change after Caitlin sends him money? (Chapter 17).

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

10. How does Martin get the one dollar needed for him to take his exam to move to the next grade? (Chapter 12).

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Poverty and its impact on people is one of the themes of the book. Analyze how Martin's family is affected by poverty.

Essay Topic 2

Describe four distinct incidents that help establish the theme of kindness in the book.

Essay Topic 3

Explore the cultural differences between Caitlin and Martin in the perception of money.

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