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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. What does Martin buy for Caitlin after his job pouring tea at the bank?

2. Why does Simba get in trouble in school?

3. Martin needs a dollar to take an exam allowing him to move to the next grade. How does he get it?

4. Why does Caitlin stop playing with her kindergarten friend, Marlena?

5. What kind of candy does Lois taste for the first time in her life?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How does Caitlin feel about animals?

10. What assumptions does Caitlin make about Martin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Caitlin gives details about her high school boyfriend, Damon. Analyze how and why his inclusion improves the storyline.

Essay Topic 2

Explore how the relationship between Martin and Anne develops over the course of the book.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the settings of Caitlin's home and Martin's home. How are they the same? How are they different?

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