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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: A Love Letter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Sissie, what do the "Been-tos" lie about?
(a) Their education.
(b) Their singing abilities.
(c) Their relationships.
(d) Whether they like fish and chips.

2. According to Sissie, what is necessary to know that someone is telling the truth?
(a) Looking into their eyes.
(b) Using a polygraph test.
(c) Threatening them.
(d) Making them laugh.

3. What does Sissie say about power?
(a) It is overrated.
(b) She wants it all for herself.
(c) It is all anything is about.
(d) It is not real.

4. How is Sissie known locally?
(a) Her Highness.
(b) The African Miss.
(c) The Lady Sissie.
(d) The African Goddess.

5. According to one of the novel's characters, who uses the road everyday?
(a) Sissie's family.
(b) The whites only.
(c) Schoolchildren.
(d) The President.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is true about the promises made by Sissie and Marija?

2. Which of the following does Sissie say about the Indian doctor?

3. Who receives the heart transplant discussed in the novel?

4. Why does Sissie's description of Nigeria shock Marija?

5. What is Sissie's Christian name?

(see the answer key)

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