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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 does "Sissie" mean?
(a) Sally.
(b) Sister.
(c) Sissina.
(d) Sarah.

2. What does "das Schwartze Mädchen" mean?
(a) The Indian girl.
(b) The black girl.
(c) The ugly maiden.
(d) The lovely maiden.

3. What is Sissie's Christian name?
(a) Alexandra.
(b) Mary.
(c) Grace.
(d) Martha.

4. Which is true about the promises made by Sissie and Marija?
(a) They are well-intentioned.
(b) Marija is grateful for them.
(c) They would not be kept.
(d) They are stifling to Sissie.

5. Which of the following does Sissie say about God?
(a) He is black.
(b) He wears glasses.
(c) He is all-wise.
(d) He has a flowing white beard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What, according to the novel, do Sissie and the volunteers do most?

2. What color do Bavarian ladies wear?

3. What does Marija have when she first meets Sissie?

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

5. For Sissie, what do desserts represent?

(see the answer key)

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