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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 many people are assigned to a hospital bed in Mutare?

2. What do Caitlin and her mom use instead of packing peanuts in Martin's Christmas box?

3. In Zimbabwe, if you have food, what are you expected to do?

4. What is Chibuku?

5. What does Caitlin first send to Martin that he thinks is rare and expensive?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Martin feel about Caitlin sending toothbrushes?

3. What impact does seeing the BBC News special report on Zimbabwe have on Caitlin?

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

5. What assumptions does Caitlin make about Martin?

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

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

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

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

10. How does Martin's poverty change Caitlin's view of poor people? (Chapter 25)

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Most students who chose pen pals do not continue to write letters to each other. Discuss the factors that make Caitlin and Martin's correspondence a lasting one.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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