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

2. What does the novel claim about the English language?
(a) It is a doubtful weapon.
(b) It is an ugly language.
(c) It is difficult to learn.
(d) It is beautiful to hear.

3. Who does Marija think is Indian?
(a) Sissie.
(b) A Bavarian volunteer.
(c) The camp receptionist.
(d) Sissie's boyfriend.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the novel, what are the middle-class European kids unused to?

2. Where does SIssie think that Ghana is?

3. Which of the following is NOT a project undertaken by Sissie's missionary group?

4. How old are the Bavarian peasants who work in the garden?

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

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