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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 African names?
(a) They are beautiful.
(b) They are heathen.
(c) They are confusing.
(d) They are foolish.

2. Who orders breakfast for Sissie's group?
(a) Sissie's boyfriend.
(b) The flight attendant.
(c) A functionary.
(d) Sissie's mother.

3. What does Marija have when she first meets Sissie?
(a) A baby pram.
(b) A bouquet of flowers.
(c) A bottle of gin.
(d) A designer purse.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who lives in Newark, New Jersey?

2. How much does it cost to make a baby girl?

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

4. What does the narrative claim about a 'moderate' black person?

5. Where does Sissie see plums for the first time?

(see the answer key)

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