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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: Into a Bad Dream.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Sissie take her plane from?
(a) Nigeria.
(b) Rwanda.
(c) Kenya.
(d) Accra.

2. What does Sammy try to get Sissie to realize?
(a) That she is lucky to be in Europe.
(b) That he is very wealthy.
(c) That she is the most beautiful woman he has ever seen.
(d) That she needs to return to African as soon as possible.

3. What does Sissie notice is like the color of pig parts?
(a) Her hostess.
(b) The sidewalks.
(c) The crowd of people going and going.
(d) The European sky.

4. What does Sissie think that Sammy's voice sounds like?
(a) Harsh and cruel.
(b) High and feminine.
(c) Wet with longing.
(d) Soft and meek.

5. Who orders breakfast for Sissie's group?
(a) A functionary.
(b) The flight attendant.
(c) Sissie's boyfriend.
(d) Sissie's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the "academic-pseudo-intellectual version" (6) talk about?

2. What does the novel liken to arguing with another black person?

3. Who shows a lot of interest in Sissie?

4. With whom does the airplane hostess assume that Sissie is travelling?

5. Where does Sissie fly to?

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