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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: From Our Sister Killjoy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To where did Marija's West Indian neighbor and his wife move?
(a) Australia.
(b) Boston.
(c) Africa.
(d) Canada.

2. On account of what do able-bodied fishermen disappear?
(a) Bird flu.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Cholera.
(d) Hay Fever.

3. What does the novel say about African names?
(a) They are beautiful.
(b) They are foolish.
(c) They are confusing.
(d) They are heathen.

4. What does Marija tell Sissie is in Munich?
(a) Shopping and food.
(b) Dancing and nightclubs.
(c) Wildlife and hiking.
(d) Music and museums.

5. Who lives in Newark, New Jersey?
(a) Marija's neighbor's widow's cousin.
(b) Marija's cousin.
(c) Sissie's sister-in-law.
(d) Sissie's uncle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Sissie and her campers go during their last few days?

2. Why does the Christian doctor say that the hearts of black people are easy to come by?

3. What did every black man and woman in London claim to be?

4. What is heresy, according to the novel?

5. What other foods are from the Mediterranean that Sissie encounters in Europe?

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