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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Martin tell Caitlin about monkeys?
(a) Monkeys are rare in Mutare.
(b) Monkeys make great pets.
(c) Monkeys are really nasty.
(d) Monkeys are red in color.

2. What item in the Christmas box that Caitlin's family sends to Martin's family brings music back into the Ganda home?
(a) The Walkman.
(b) The television.
(c) The record player.
(d) The radio.

3. What does Martin say Caitlin is wearing on her teeth?
(a) Artwork.
(b) Jewelry.
(c) Glitter.
(d) Gold.

4. What gift in the Christmas box allows Martin's mother "to be counted in society"?
(a) Dresses.
(b) Skirts.
(c) Hats.
(d) Shoes.

5. What happens to Caitlin because of her rapid growth spurt?
(a) The corners of her growth plates break off.
(b) She grows to over six feet tall.
(c) She cannot find shoes to fit.
(d) Her skin stretches and leaves visible marks.

6. What name does Caitlin give to her new bunny?
(a) Luella.
(b) Lois.
(c) Hoppy.
(d) Floppy.

7. What color are Martin's school uniforms?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Blue.
(c) Red.
(d) Green.

8. When Martin does not have any paper for his letter to Caitlin, what does he use to write on?
(a) An old piece of newspaper.
(b) A page from his school textbook.
(c) A colorful piece of gift wrap.
(d) A discarded ice cream wrapper.

9. What kind of candy does Lois taste for the first time in her life?
(a) A lollipop.
(b) A jawbreaker.
(c) A red hot.
(d) A Starburst.

10. What does Martin do with the first dollar bill that Caitlin sent to him?
(a) He uses it to buy a new Nike shirt.
(b) He puts it behind Caitlin's picture and saves it for his trip to America.
(c) He gives it to his mother to buy groceries with.
(d) He hides it in the oil can stove.

11. What job does Caitlin perform during the summer after her seventh grade year?
(a) She is a piano teacher.
(b) She is a kid's softball coach.
(c) She is a camp counselor.
(d) She is a sales clerk.

12. Which rock group do Caitlin and Martin both enjoy?
(a) Spice Girls.
(b) Alabama Shakes.
(c) Mumford and Sons.
(d) The Beatles.

13. What does Martin's name mean in his native language?
(a) Be Well.
(b) Thank You.
(c) Good-Bye.
(d) Not Enough.

14. What procedure does Caitlin have done after Christmas?
(a) Wisdom teeth pulled.
(b) Ingrown toenails removed.
(c) Bunions removed.
(d) Teeth polished.

15. When Caitlin and Lisa meet two guys at the mall, where do the guys take them?
(a) A movie theatre in Hatfield.
(b) A bar in Pittsburg.
(c) A restaurant in Washington.
(d) A club in Philadelphia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the headmaster at Martin's high school?

2. How many inches does Caitlin say she grew the summer of 1998?

3. Caitlin's mother knows Zimbabwe by another name. What is that name?

4. Where does Caitlin's family vacation the summer after her seventh grade year?

5. How many Zimbabwean dollars are equal to one American dollar when Caitlin sends the first dollar to Martin? (Chapter 6)

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