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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. What does Sissie say about the train station?
(a) That it is overpriced.
(b) That it smells bad.
(c) There are more shops therein than anywhere else in her country.
(d) That it is strangely not crowded.

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

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

4. 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.

5. Where does Sissie fly to?
(a) Cotonou.
(b) Accra.
(c) Johannesburg.
(d) Lagos.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sammy?

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

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

4. Who orders breakfast for Sissie's group?

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

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