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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far was the water pump from the place where Clemantine and the family lived in Chapter 15?
(a) 20 minutes.
(b) 15 minutes.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) 45 minutes.

2. In Chapter 10, how long was the visa that Clemantine's father was given?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 12 years.

3. How old was Clemantine when she was accepted at Yale and told she had to take classes before she could attend?
(a) 21.
(b) 20.
(c) 22.
(d) 19.

4. At Hotchkiss, in Chapter 14, what did Clemantine do before her classes started?
(a) Danced.
(b) Played hockey.
(c) Jogged.
(d) Played soccer.

5. How much older was Mariette than Michele?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 6 years.
(d) 2 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Clemantine give up when she made her first bracelet?

2. Where did Clemantine and the family go after Clemantine recovered from an illness in Chapter 13?

3. How many people lived in Claire's apartment in Chapter 10 after she got all of her family to the U.S.?

4. Where did Claire go after her first year at Yale instead of going home?

5. In Chapter 15, how old was Mariette?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Rob decide they needed to move again at the end of Chapter 11?

2. What good and bad news did a dean at Yale have for Clemantine in Chapter 12?

3. What was it like at night in Chapter 13?

4. When did Claire first fly back to Rwanda, and where did she find her parents?

5. In Chapter 13, how did Clemantine get sick, and how did she get better?

6. Why did Clemantine struggle to navigate the lines between the African and African American communities?

7. In Chapter 13, what was Kazimia like when Claire, Clemantine, and Mariette returned there?

8. What was the traditional Rwandan fable about the girl who smiled beads?

9. In Chapter 15, what was the market like when Clemantine and the children sat and waited for Claire?

10. In Chapter 7, what was Rob like?

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