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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. According to the novel, what time do day's activities end?
(a) 4 o'clock.
(b) 7 o'clock.
(c) 8 o'clock.
(d) 5 o'clock

2. What does Sammy try to get Sissie to realize?
(a) That he is very wealthy.
(b) That she is lucky to be in Europe.
(c) That she is the most beautiful woman he has ever seen.
(d) That she needs to return to African as soon as possible.

3. At what time does Marija come to pick up Sissie for the first time?
(a) Five o'clock in the afternoon.
(b) Seven o'clock in the morning.
(c) Eight o'clock at night.
(d) Seven o'clock at night.

4. Who does Marija think is Indian?
(a) The camp receptionist.
(b) Sissie's boyfriend.
(c) A Bavarian volunteer.
(d) Sissie.

5. What does Sissie's relationship with Marija almost make her forget?
(a) That she is poor.
(b) That Marija is poor.
(c) That she is a woman.
(d) That she must go home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is "The-Bringer-of-Goodies-After-Lights-Out"?

2. Who paved the road from the Ghana border to Ouagadougou?

3. What does the novel liken to arguing with another black person?

4. Who shows a lot of interest in Sissie?

5. Why do yams in the African marketplace rot?

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