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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. Where does Martin's father work?

3. What is the name of the foreign exchange student that comes to stay with Caitlin's family?

4. When Martin receives two $20 bills from Caitlin, what does he assume?

5. Why does Martin study by the light of a fire?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Caitlin think about her German cousin, Carola, upon meeting her?

5. What effect does the job at Alois' bank pouring tea have on Martin?

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

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

8. What is Martin's father's reaction to his son receiving the highest score in all of Mutare on a national placement test?

9. What does it mean that Martin is considered "born free"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Caitlin describes herself as an average student. Explore the reasons for Caitlin's increased motivation and eventual success in becoming a nurse.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

At the end of the book, Caitlin declares that she and Martin wrote their story because "if we can inspire just one person to do something kind, we will have done enough" (390). Determine whether or not they succeeded in their purpose by listing three reasons for your belief.

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