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

2. Where do Marija and Sissie walk?
(a) Around a track.
(b) A path through the park.
(c) Up a mountain.
(d) In a ravine.

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

4. What does the "academic-pseudo-intellectual version" (6) talk about?
(a) The Marginal Cost Curve.
(b) The Gini Coefficient.
(c) Global warming.
(d) The Gross National Product.

5. What, according to the novel, do Sissie and the volunteers do most?
(a) Eat.
(b) Dance.
(c) Work.
(d) Sing.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often does Marija visit Sissie?

2. What is Sissie's Christian name?

3. What does the novel say about God's own babies?

4. What is Sissie's reaction to white people?

5. What is Marija's husband's name?

(see the answer key)

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