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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 sort of things do Sissie and the other campers eat?
(a) Pancakes and french toast.
(b) Spaghetti and meatballs.
(c) Blueberries, yogurt, and strawberries.
(d) Fresh potatoes, German goulash, cheese, and sauerkraut.

2. What does the novel claim about working in a state hospital?
(a) It is the only option.
(b) It is unnecessary slavery.
(c) It is noble.
(d) It is lucrative.

3. What is the second course of the meal described in Part 2?
(a) Steak tips.
(b) Turducken.
(c) Duck.
(d) Chicken moriturus.

4. 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.

5. What does "Sissie" mean?
(a) Sally.
(b) Sissina.
(c) Sister.
(d) Sarah.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is true about rulers of the Third World?

2. Which of the following does Sissie say about God?

3. How does Marija soften her plums?

4. What does Sissie think that Sammy's voice sounds like?

5. What does Sissie ask the doctor from Göttingen?

(see the answer key)

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