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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do honorary doctorate degrees come with?
(a) German chocolate cake.
(b) Guaranteed fame.
(c) Afternoon teas.
(d) A high price tag.

2. What does Sissie say about last-minute goodbyes?
(a) She hates them.
(b) She never forgets them.
(c) They are important.
(d) They are unnecessary..

3. What is the name of London's underground railway?
(a) The Tube.
(b) The Metro.
(c) The Subway.
(d) The T.

4. What is Marija like when she picks up Sissie?
(a) Flushed and hot.
(b) Exquisitely dressed.
(c) Shy and taciturn.
(d) Out of breath.

5. What do the wives of the ministers and commissioners drive?
(a) Volkswagens.
(b) BMWs.
(c) Mercedes-Benzes.
(d) Jaguars.

6. Who writes letters to Kunle?
(a) Kunle's wife.
(b) Kunle's sister.
(c) Sissie.
(d) His mother.

7. What beverage does Marija offer Sissie?
(a) Kombucha.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Orange soda.
(d) Tea.

8. What does Marija notice about Sissie when she arrives back from a trip to the lakes and mountains?
(a) That she is tired.
(b) That she has been with another woman.
(c) That she is wearing new clothing.
(d) That she smells nice.

9. To what country does the novel not claim that Sissie has been?
(a) Hungary.
(b) France.
(c) Germany.
(d) The Netherlands.

10. Why does the Christian doctor say that the hearts of black people are easy to come by?
(a) Bantus are constantly perpetrating violence against one another.
(b) Whites are constantly killing blacks.
(c) Blacks serve as organ donors.
(d) Whites command blacks to donate their organs.

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

12. What does Marija pray for?
(a) That Little Adolph become wealthy.
(b) That Little Adolph becomes Chancellor.
(c) That Little Adolph goes to London.
(d) That Little Adolph visits Africa.

13. What does Sissie think about East and West Berlin?
(a) She likes West Berlin but dislikes East Berlin.
(b) She dislikes East Berglin but likes West Berlin.
(c) She dislikes them both.
(d) She likes them both.

14. Who receives the heart transplant discussed in the novel?
(a) A dying African man.
(b) Sissie's friend.
(c) An infant..
(d) A dying white man.

15. What do Marija's neighbours do?
(a) Sing Christmas carols.
(b) Send a dog into their garden.
(c) Bring over a cake.
(d) Spy on Marija and Sissie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marija ask Sissie?

2. When do these Presidents visit Africa?

3. In what year did Rhodesia declare itself independent?

4. At what age was Sissie enrolled in foreign education?

5. What does Sissie notice about the appearance of black people in London?

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