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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Martin dream of the night before he first teaches school?
(a) Martin dreams of a man-eating lion.
(b) Martin dreams of Caitlin and Anne.
(c) Martin dreams of his brothers.
(d) Martin dreams of his mother as a young girl.

2. What company awards Martin a scholarship?
(a) American Airlines.
(b) Xerox Company.
(c) Delta Corporation.
(d) The American Embassy.

3. What is Martin's score on his first SAT test?
(a) 1100.
(b) 1400.
(c) 900.
(d) 1200.

4. Where does Martin have his first hamburger?
(a) Applebees.
(b) Sizzling Steakhouse.
(c) Hard Rock Cafe.
(d) McDonalds.

5. What are the hours at the library of the school Martin wants to attend?
(a) The library is open 6-midnight.
(b) The library is open 24 hours a day.
(c) The library is open 9-5.
(d) The library is open 8-10.

6. What job does Martin do at Victoria Falls?
(a) He works in the restaurant of the hotel.
(b) He works as a chauffeur to the wealthy guests.
(c) He works as an accountant in the finance department.
(d) He works as the receptionist at a bed and breakfast.

7. What are the results of Martin's O-level exams?
(a) Seven A's and 2 B's out of nine tests.
(b) Six A's and 3 B's out of nine tests.
(c) Eight A's and one B+ out of nine tests.
(d) Nine A's out of nine tests.

8. Why does Caitlin drop her woodworking class?
(a) Because she does not like getting sawdust on her clothes.
(b) Because she is afraid of the boys in the class.
(c) Because the noise of the machines is too loud.
(d) Because she would have to wear covered-toe shoes.

9. Who is Caitlin's first serious boyfriend?
(a) Matt.
(b) Michael.
(c) Damon.
(d) Jimmy.

10. What happens that improves the speed and frequency of Martin and Caitlin's correspondence?
(a) Anne purchases a computer for the school library.
(b) Martin has enough money to buy airmail stamps.
(c) Caitlin sends Martin a computer.
(d) Mr. Muzawazi allows Martin to use his computer.

11. What is Anne's reaction to the news that Martin has received a scholarship?
(a) She jumps up and down.
(b) She screams.
(c) She cusses.
(d) She faints.

12. While working as a teacher in a remote village, where does Martin bathe?
(a) In the concrete shower behind the school.
(b) In the old metal bathtub in the thatched hut
(c) In the stream.
(d) In the waterfall in the jungle.

13. When Martin gets to the school of his choice, he is told that he cannot register because...why?
(a) The school is already full.
(b) He is not old enough.
(c) He does not have the economic means.
(d) The school doesn't offer the classes he needs for his degree.

14. What about the waitress does Caitlin explain to Wallace?
(a) That she is wearing a nose ring.
(b) That she is shorter than average.
(c) That she has platinum blonde hair.
(d) That she has tattoos.

15. What is the name of the school that Martin wants to get into after he receives the results of his O-level exams?
(a) Sakubva School for the Gifted.
(b) Mutare Institute for Learning.
(c) Marist Brother's School.
(d) Zimbabwean Academy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one thing Wallace does not understand about American students?

2. Where is Temple University?

3. Who does Anne write to as a last resort?

4. How do Martin and Nation transport their mother to the hospital when she is ill?

5. What do the water falls at Victoria Falls sound like to Martin?

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