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

2. Where does Caitlin live when the book begins?

3. When Caitlin sent Martin $20, what does the family buy for dinner?

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

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. What assumptions does Caitlin make about Martin?

2. Why are Caitlin's parents initially hesitant about helping Martin?

3. What does Richie do to antagonize his little sister?

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

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

6. In Martin's school, kids engage in "hot-sitting." What does this term mean?

7. What is Caitlin's focus when she is in seventh grade? (Chapter 3). How do we know this?

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

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

10. What do Caitlin and Anne pack into the Christmas box for Martin's family?

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

Explore the role of teachers in Martin's life. Give at least two examples of how teachers affected his life.

Essay Topic 3

Martin's father is a complex character. Analyze the relationship between father and son shown in the book.

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