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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. Who calls Neni in Chapter 45?

2. What gift does Neni give CIndy?

3. Where do Clark and Cindy go together in Chapter 32?

4. When is the Jonga's daughter born?

5. How does Winston offer to help Jende in Chapter 37?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Jende put in jail in Limbe?

2. Why is Mighty crying in Chapter 34?

3. What does Neni do for the first time in Chapter 35? Why?

4. What is so important about Clark's tie in Chapter 28?

5. What does Liomi get for Christmas?

6. How does Jende's dream in Chapter 26 foreshadow the collapse of Lehman Brothers?

7. What do the Jongas do when they hear about Lehman's collapse?

8. What does Clark say when Jende tells him that Cindy wants him to record all of Clark's actions?

9. How does Neni blackmail Cindy?

10. What happens to Leah after Lehman Brother's collapses?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does gender inequality impact the lives of the women in the text?

Essay Topic 2

Consider the character of Bubakar. Using the text to support your assessment, consider if Bubakar is a trustworthy character. Does he have Jende's best interest at heart, or his exploiting Jende and others like him?

Essay Topic 3

Consider how the theme of power is expressed in the text. Who is powerful in the novel? Who is powerless? Where does this power come from?

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