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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sissie say about power?
(a) It is not real.
(b) It is overrated.
(c) She wants it all for herself.
(d) It is all anything is about.

2. Where does Sissie fly to?
(a) Cotonou.
(b) Lagos.
(c) Accra.
(d) Johannesburg.

3. According to Sissie, what is the ethnicity of angels?
(a) English.
(b) Italian.
(c) Canadian.
(d) African.

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

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

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

7. Where does Sissie see plums for the first time?
(a) Nigeria.
(b) London.
(c) Germany.
(d) South Africa.

8. How does Marija soften her plums?
(a) In the oven.
(b) In a polythene bag.
(c) In hot water.
(d) In a storage bin.

9. Who orders breakfast for Sissie's group?
(a) Sissie's mother.
(b) A functionary.
(c) The flight attendant.
(d) Sissie's boyfriend.

10. What is Sissie's Christian name?
(a) Alexandra.
(b) Martha.
(c) Mary.
(d) Grace.

11. Who takes Sissie to visit her teacher training college?
(a) Jayn.
(b) Gertie.
(c) Marilyn.
(d) Sammy.

12. With whom does the airplane hostess assume that Sissie is travelling?
(a) A white man.
(b) An Indian man.
(c) Two Nigerian men.
(d) Another African girl.

13. How long has the cream of asparagus soup remained in a tin can?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 30 months.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 10 years.

14. What is Marija's husband's name?
(a) Henri.
(b) Adolph.
(c) Gustavus.
(d) Franz.

15. What does the novel claim about the English language?
(a) It is an ugly language.
(b) It is a doubtful weapon.
(c) It is difficult to learn.
(d) It is beautiful to hear.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is Sammy?

4. Who does Marija think is Indian?

5. According to Sissie, why are white teeth popular?

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