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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Sissie's description of Nigeria shock Marija?
(a) Marija suspects that Sissie is lying.
(b) It sounds unpatriotic.
(c) Sissie makes Nigeria sound beautiful.
(d) Sissie describes Nigeria in rhyming verse.

2. According to Sissie, what do African students need to travel?
(a) Wanderlust.
(b) Rich parents.
(c) Family abroad.
(d) Luck.

3. What type of food does Marija serve Sissie?
(a) Ice cream.
(b) Popsicles.
(c) Cold cuts.
(d) Cereal.

4. What does Sissie want to ask somebody?
(a) Why the entire world has had to pay so much, and is still paying, for some folks' unhappiness.
(b) Whether she can take Marija back to Africa.
(c) Whether Sissie will ever be able to work in Germany.
(d) Whether there is any hope for her and Marija.

5. What does Sissie tell Marija is not sound?
(a) To have only one child.
(b) To be away from your husband so much.
(c) To watch so much television.
(d) For a woman to enjoy cooking for another woman.

6. What does Sissie refer to as a spy system?
(a) Airplanes.
(b) Museums.
(c) The subway.
(d) Awards.

7. What color is Marija's hair?
(a) Black.
(b) Blonde.
(c) Brown.
(d) Red.

8. What sort of foods does Sissie not like?
(a) Vegetables.
(b) Soup.
(c) Breakfast.
(d) Sweets.

9. What did the doctor say during Little Adolph's birth?
(a) That Marija cannot have more children.
(b) That he has a birth defect.
(c) That he is underweight.
(d) That he had a twin that did not survive.

10. What is Marija's last name?
(a) Gustavus.
(b) Mitchell.
(c) Somner.
(d) Heinrich.

11. According to Sissie, what do the "Been-tos" lie about?
(a) Their singing abilities.
(b) Their relationships.
(c) Their education.
(d) Whether they like fish and chips.

12. What are the chairs in Marija's house like?
(a) Modernistic and made of artificial fiber.
(b) Old and unreliable.
(c) High-backed and fragile.
(d) Old-fashioned and expensive.

13. Why can Sissie not join Marija for lunch with her husband?
(a) Her camping group has plans.
(b) Her friends will be in town.
(c) She refuses to meet Marija's husband.
(d) She is leaving on a train.

14. How many children does Marija plan to have?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

15. According to Sissie, where does the oppressed multiple think that salvation comes from?
(a) Africa.
(b) Their parents.
(c) The imperial seat.
(d) God.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the road paved?

2. Where is Upper Volta?

3. What does Marija do when Sissie shivers?

4. What is the result of "dying in the hands of a brother who made it" (59)?

5. What is the name of London's underground railway?

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