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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. Which of the following does Sissie say about the Indian doctor?
(a) He is in a social order that froze a thousand years ago.
(b) He is too old to work anymore.
(c) He is not equipped to practice.
(d) He is miserly.

2. Which of the following is true about rulers of the Third World?
(a) They are native.
(b) They are asleep to all things at all times.
(c) They are benevolent.
(d) They are poor.

3. To where did Marija's West Indian neighbor and his wife move?
(a) Africa.
(b) Australia.
(c) Canada.
(d) Boston.

4. According to the novel, what do Africans and Indians share?
(a) A common religion.
(b) A common heritage.
(c) A common cuisine.
(d) A common language.

5. How old are the Bavarian peasants who work in the garden?
(a) Teenagers.
(b) Elderly.
(c) Young adults.
(d) Middle-aged.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marija have in her garden?

2. What is Sissie's Christian name?

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

4. At what time do Sissie and the other campers refer from the pine nursery?

5. What other foods are from the Mediterranean that Sissie encounters in Europe?

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