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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 does Sissie first notice differences in human coloring?
(a) In Ghana.
(b) In Nigeria.
(c) At the train station in Frankfurt.
(d) In Barcelona.

2. What does the doctor tell Sissie about Ghanainan doctors?
(a) Their prices are extortionate.
(b) They are well-trained.
(c) There are as many of them practicing in Germany.
(d) They are incompetent.

3. According to the novel, what are the middle-class European kids unused to?
(a) Feeling useful.
(b) Manual labor.
(c) Social activities.
(d) Eating lavishly.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does the airplane hostess assume that Sissie is travelling?

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

3. What sorts of professions do the volunteers become?

4. For Sissie, what do desserts represent?

5. What does Marija have when she first meets Sissie?

(see the answer key)

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