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

2. Why does Sissie not indulge in cake?
(a) Because she does not like the flavour.
(b) Because she already ate dessert.
(c) Because she does not trust Marija.
(d) Because she has gained ten pounds.

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

4. What is heresy, according to the novel?
(a) For a woman to not have children.
(b) For a woman to marry as a teenager.
(c) For a woman to work outside of the home.
(d) For a woman to want to be away from her child.

5. By what alone can man not live?
(a) Gari or ugali.
(b) Hamburgers and hot dogs.
(c) Potatoes and onions.
(d) Yams and plums.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who lives in Newark, New Jersey?

2. What do the wives of the ministers and commissioners drive?

3. What does Marija say about Indians?

4. Who takes Sissie to visit her teacher training college?

5. How long were Sissie and her twin in the womb?

(see the answer key)

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