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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: The Plums (part 1).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color is Marija's lipstick?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Pink.
(d) Orange.

2. What is the final destination of the airplane on which Sissie travels?
(a) Kenya.
(b) Frankfurt.
(c) Morocco.
(d) Benin.

3. What sorts of professions do the volunteers become?
(a) Writers.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Artists.
(d) Diplomats, professors, and local experts.

4. Why can not all Europeans go abroad?
(a) Some are too poor.
(b) There are too many applications.
(c) Some are too young.
(d) Not all are smart enough.

5. At what time does Marija come to pick up Sissie for the first time?
(a) Eight o'clock at night.
(b) Five o'clock in the afternoon.
(c) Seven o'clock in the morning.
(d) Seven o'clock at night.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sammy try to get Sissie to realize?

2. What does power decide, according to the novel?

3. What kind of vegetable is familiar to Sissie?

4. What does the novel say about African names?

5. Who is called Little Adolph?

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