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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why can Sissie not join Marija for lunch with her husband?
(a) She is leaving on a train.
(b) Her friends will be in town.
(c) She refuses to meet Marija's husband.
(d) Her camping group has plans.

2. Why is Marija happy that Little Adolph is a boy?
(a) He is not very smart.
(b) He is her only child.
(c) He is her middle child.
(d) He is not very good looking.

3. According to Sissie, what do the "Been-tos" lie about?
(a) Their relationships.
(b) Their education.
(c) Whether they like fish and chips.
(d) Their singing abilities.

4. To what house does Marija belong?
(a) The House of cards.
(b) The House of Orange.
(c) The House of Aryan.
(d) The House of Creops.

5. Where does Sissie and her campers go during their last few days?
(a) Into the basement of the castle.
(b) Around the countryside to see festive dances.
(c) To the best restaurant in Germany.
(d) To a homeless shelter.

6. What is Marija's last name?
(a) Heinrich.
(b) Somner.
(c) Gustavus.
(d) Mitchell.

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

8. How is Kunle killed?
(a) In an earthquake.
(b) By his dog.
(c) From a gunshot wound.
(d) By his car.

9. Why does Sissie not indulge in cake?
(a) Because she has gained ten pounds.
(b) Because she already ate dessert.
(c) Because she does not trust Marija.
(d) Because she does not like the flavour.

10. Into what are beautiful black bodies turned?
(a) Ugly white bodies.
(b) Elephant-grey corpses.
(c) Ugly black bodies.
(d) Noticeably skinny bodies.

11. In what year did Rhodesia declare itself independent?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1957.
(c) 1944.
(d) 1965.

12. What do the wives of the ministers and commissioners drive?
(a) Jaguars.
(b) Volkswagens.
(c) BMWs.
(d) Mercedes-Benzes.

13. What does Marija give Sissie before her departure?
(a) A brown paper bag.
(b) A bird.
(c) Her baby.
(d) A shoebox.

14. What is the result of "dying in the hands of a brother who made it" (59)?
(a) Fame.
(b) Shame.
(c) Irony.
(d) Ecstasy.

15. What color is Marija's hair?
(a) Brown.
(b) Red.
(c) Blonde.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sissie notice about Marija's fingers on her breast?

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

3. What does Sissie speculate is God's gift to man?

4. What are the chairs in Marija's house like?

5. What is the name of London's underground railway?

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