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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: The Plums (part 2).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sissie ask the doctor from Göttingen?
(a) Whether they needed him in Europe as badly.
(b) Whether he is English.
(c) Whether he is rich.
(d) Whether he is married.

2. What does the Indian from Göttingen tell Sissie about himself and her?
(a) They are victims of their history.
(b) They are meant to be together.
(c) They will never return to their homelands.
(d) They are bound for greatness.

3. Into what are beautiful black bodies turned?
(a) Ugly black bodies.
(b) Ugly white bodies.
(c) Elephant-grey corpses.
(d) Noticeably skinny bodies.

4. To what country does the novel not claim that Sissie has been?
(a) France.
(b) The Netherlands.
(c) Hungary.
(d) Germany.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the novel claim about working in a state hospital?

2. What do the residents of Ouagadougou use to represent snow?

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

4. According to Sissie, why are white teeth popular?

5. What types of letters does Sissie send to her mother?

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