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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. When do these Presidents visit Africa?
(a) Once, at the beginning of their presidency.
(b) At the first of each month.
(c) For the holidays.
(d) On weekends.

2. What do the residents of Ouagadougou use to represent snow?
(a) Plastic bottle caps.
(b) Cotton wool.
(c) Ice from ice machines.
(d) Crumpled paper.

3. What does the novel say about limbs and senses?
(a) They are rotting.
(b) They are unusual.
(c) They are saved by modern medicine.
(d) They are hyperstimulated.

4. Who shows a lot of interest in Sissie?
(a) Her parents.
(b) The Apollo 11 astronauts.
(c) The Beatles.
(d) An embassy in Europe.

5. Where is Upper Volta?
(a) On top of Ghana.
(b) Near Canada.
(c) Off the coast of India.
(d) In South Africa.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Sissie tell Marija is not sound?

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

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

5. What happens to Kunle's heart?

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