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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. What does the novel say about limbs and senses?
(a) They are hyperstimulated.
(b) They are unusual.
(c) They are saved by modern medicine.
(d) They are rotting.

2. How often does Marija visit Sissie?
(a) Every morning and evening.
(b) Every morning.
(c) Every afternoon.
(d) Once a week on Sunday.

3. Who takes Sissie to visit her teacher training college?
(a) Sammy.
(b) Jayn.
(c) Gertie.
(d) Marilyn.

4. What is the final destination of the airplane on which Sissie travels?
(a) Frankfurt.
(b) Benin.
(c) Morocco.
(d) Kenya.

5. What color do Bavarian ladies wear?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Red.
(c) Brown.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Bavarian women call the volunteers?

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

3. Where does Sissie fly to?

4. What kind of vegetable is familiar to Sissie?

5. What, according to the novel, do Sissie and the volunteers do most?

(see the answer key)

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