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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: From Our Sister Killjoy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does a Scottish woman claim kinship with Sissie?
(a) They both love bagpipe music.
(b) They both have savoury cuisine.
(c) They both had chiefs that fought one another when an invader marched in.
(d) They both have the best world leaders.

2. According to Sissie, what do African students need to travel?
(a) Family abroad.
(b) Wanderlust.
(c) Luck.
(d) Rich parents.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Into what are beautiful black bodies turned?

2. According to the novel, what time do day's activities end?

3. How is Sissie known locally?

4. What does Marija give Sissie before her departure?

5. Which of the following does Sissie say about the Indian doctor?

(see the answer key)

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