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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: The Plums (part 2).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did Rhodesia declare itself independent?
(a) 1944.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1957.

2. What is Sammy?
(a) Sissie's boyfriend.
(b) The president of France.
(c) The prime minister of Germany.
(d) An African man whom Sissie meets in Europe.

3. What, according to the novel, do Sissie and the volunteers do most?
(a) Dance.
(b) Work.
(c) Eat.
(d) Sing.

4. According to Sissie, why did the Creator give us laughter?
(a) To make life somewhat possible.
(b) To help people live longer.
(c) To make people look foolish.
(d) To bring people together.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old are the Bavarian peasants who work in the garden?

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

3. What kind of cake does Marija make for Sissie?

4. How long were Sissie and her twin in the womb?

5. What does "das Schwartze Mädchen" mean?

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