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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time do Sissie and the other campers refer from the pine nursery?
(a) Between nine and ten o'clock.
(b) Between seven and eight o'clock.
(c) Between two and three o'clock.
(d) Between one and two o'clock.

2. How much does it cost to make a baby girl?
(a) $500.
(b) $700.
(c) $400.
(d) $200.

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

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

5. What color is Marija's lipstick?
(a) Red.
(b) Orange.
(c) Pink.
(d) Blue.

6. What sorts of professions do the volunteers become?
(a) Diplomats, professors, and local experts.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Artists.
(d) Writers.

7. What does Marija have in her garden?
(a) Tiger lilies.
(b) Lilacs.
(c) Roses.
(d) Fruit trees.

8. Which of the following does Sissie say about the Indian doctor?
(a) He is in a social order that froze a thousand years ago.
(b) He is not equipped to practice.
(c) He is too old to work anymore.
(d) He is miserly.

9. Where does SIssie think that Ghana is?
(a) Outside of London.
(b) An island off of India.
(c) In Australia.
(d) Near Canada.

10. How many people are in attendance at the dinner in the opening chapter of the novel?
(a) 6.
(b) 12.
(c) 17.
(d) 3.

11. What is Sissie's reaction to white people?
(a) She thinks they are intimidating.
(b) It makes her want to vomit.
(c) She thinks they look like aliens.
(d) She finds them attractive.

12. To where did Marija's West Indian neighbor and his wife move?
(a) Africa.
(b) Boston.
(c) Australia.
(d) Canada.

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

14. What color do Bavarian ladies wear?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Brown.
(d) Yellow.

15. What does Sissie ask the doctor from Göttingen?
(a) Whether he is English.
(b) Whether he is rich.
(c) Whether he is married.
(d) Whether they needed him in Europe as badly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What, according to the novel, do Sissie and the volunteers do most?

2. At what time does Sissie often return to the camp?

3. According to Sissie, what is the ethnicity of angels?

4. What does the novel claim about the English language?

5. Where does Sissie fly to?

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