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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. How is Sissie known locally?
(a) The Lady Sissie.
(b) The African Miss.
(c) Her Highness.
(d) The African Goddess.

2. What does Sissie think about East and West Berlin?
(a) She dislikes them both.
(b) She likes West Berlin but dislikes East Berlin.
(c) She dislikes East Berglin but likes West Berlin.
(d) She likes them both.

3. Who is "The-Bringer-of-Goodies-After-Lights-Out"?
(a) Gustavus.
(b) Adolph.
(c) Gertie.
(d) Sissie.

4. Why is Marija happy that Little Adolph is a boy?
(a) He is her only child.
(b) He is not very smart.
(c) He is not very good looking.
(d) He is her middle child.

5. What is the result of "dying in the hands of a brother who made it" (59)?
(a) Shame.
(b) Fame.
(c) Irony.
(d) Ecstasy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marija tell Sissie that she wishes?

2. Why can not all Europeans go abroad?

3. Which of the following is true about rulers of the Third World?

4. What does Marija notice about Sissie when she arrives back from a trip to the lakes and mountains?

5. What does power decide, according to the novel?

(see the answer key)

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