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Caitlin Alifirenka, Liz Welch, Martin GandaA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Summary
“Caitlin: September 1997”-“Martin: November 1997”
“Caitlin: January 1998”-“Caitlin: May 1998”
“Martin: June 1998”-“Martin: October 1998”
“Caitlin: December 1998”-“Martin: April 1999”
“Caitlin: May 1999”-“Caitlin: June 1999”
“Martin: June 1999”-“Caitlin: December 1999”
“Martin: January 2000”-“Caitlin: February 2000”
“Martin: February 2000”-“Caitlin: September 2000”
“Martin: November 2000”-“Caitlin: December 2000”
“Martin: January 2001”-“Martin: April 2001”
“Caitlin: April 2001”-“Martin: July 2001”
“Caitlin: September 2001”-“Martin: June 2002”
“Caitlin: August 2002”-“Martin: September 2002”
“Caitlin: October 2002”-“Martin: December 2002”
“Caitlin: January 2003”-“Martin: April 2003”
“Caitlin: April 2003”-“Caitlin: July 2003”
“Martin–July 2003”-“Martin–August 14, 2003”
“Caitlin: August 15, 2003”-“Caitlin: October 2015”
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When Martin opens the email from Villanova, he is delighted to find out that they have accepted him to the college with a full scholarship. Martin shouts so excitedly that it startles everyone at the internet café where he is using the computer. He is so elated that he almost leaves the café without paying for using the computer.
The email says that a package will be sent to Rebecca’s office at the US embassy with further information that will help Martin acquire a visa to study in the US. Martin rushes to Rebecca’s office, where the package is waiting. Rebecca congratulates him and tells him, “A lot of people believe in you, Martin” (360). She offers to call Caitlin and her family on the phone so that they can share the good news together.
Two hours after Caitlin’s mother receives the call about Martin’s full scholarship to Villanova, Caitlin and her mother receive another call from the US embassy in Zimbabwe. Martin has called from Rebecca’s phone to tell them the good news, which they already know. They rejoice. Caitlin’s mother asks to speak with Rebecca, in order to coordinate what they might need to prepare Martin’s visa to the US.