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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. How many people are in attendance at the dinner in the opening chapter of the novel?
(a) 12.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 17.

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

3. What is Sissie's reaction to white people?
(a) She finds them attractive.
(b) She thinks they look like aliens.
(c) It makes her want to vomit.
(d) She thinks they are intimidating.

4. What kind of vegetable is familiar to Sissie?
(a) Tomatoes.
(b) Onions.
(c) Carrots.
(d) Potatoes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the final destination of the airplane on which Sissie travels?

2. Who is the Minister of Education?

3. What does Sissie say about power?

4. What does its brochure say about the Bavarian castle?

5. What does the narrative claim about a 'moderate' black person?

(see the answer key)

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