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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did every black man and woman in London claim to be?
(a) A model.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A student.

2. According to one of the novel's characters, who uses the road everyday?
(a) Schoolchildren.
(b) The whites only.
(c) The President.
(d) Sissie's family.

3. What does Marija give Sissie before her departure?
(a) A shoebox.
(b) Her baby.
(c) A brown paper bag.
(d) A bird.

4. What happens to Kunle's heart?
(a) It is donated to a lab in America.
(b) It is donated to a Christian doctor.
(c) It is donated to an African doctor.
(d) It is engulfed in flames.

5. What does Sissie wish to be?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A man.
(c) A nun.
(d) A president's wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sissie think about her relationship with Marija?

2. According to Sissie, where does the oppressed multiple think that salvation comes from?

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

4. Who cries at de Gaulle's death?

5. Which of the following languages does Sissie speak?

Short Essay Questions

1. How many children does Sissie's mother have?

2. What beverage does Marija offer Sissie in Part 2: "The Plums?"

3. What city does Marija claim that Sissie ought to visit?

4. Who does Marija say might one day visit Africa?

5. To which cities in Germany does Sissie plan to travel after he stay in Bavaria?

6. What does Part 2: "The Plums" say about education?

7. According to a poem in Part 2: "The Plums," what shape are the women that men marry?

8. What does Marija give Sissie before she departs?

9. Where does Sissie stay in London?

10. According to Sissie, what would have allowed her and Marija to have a love affair?

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