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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. What kind of work does Martin do at the market to earn money?

2. What item do Caitlin and Lauren fight about in December of 1998? (Chapter 11)

3. What color are Martin's school uniforms?

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

5. Who does Martin say that everyone in Zimbabwe considers a god?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Caitlin do to help support Martin without asking her parents for more money? (Chapter 29)

2. How does Martin's family feel about Caitlin?

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

4. What does Martin do when he is kicked out of school for non-payment of fees?

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

6. How does Caitlin's gift of $20 affect Martin's family?

7. How do Alois and Sekai's reason for marrying affect Martin?

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

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

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

Analyze the behaviors of Martin's mother and how her actions affect Martin's life.

Essay Topic 2

Explore the role of teachers in Martin's life. Give at least two examples of how teachers affected his life.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the role that Caitlin's friends played in her relationship with Martin.

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