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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time does Marija come to pick up Sissie for the first time?
(a) Seven o'clock in the morning.
(b) Eight o'clock at night.
(c) Five o'clock in the afternoon.
(d) Seven o'clock at night.

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

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

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

5. What does Sammy try to get Sissie to realize?
(a) That she is lucky to be in Europe.
(b) That she needs to return to African as soon as possible.
(c) That she is the most beautiful woman he has ever seen.
(d) That he is very wealthy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sissie think that Sammy's voice sounds like?

2. What does the novel say about African names?

3. What does Sissie say about power?

4. Which of the following is performed by Sissie and her fellow volunteers?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the name of the African whom Sissie meets in Europe?

2. Where does Marija live?

3. What race Marija first assume Sissie to be?

4. Which angel is described as the Black Devil?

5. What is the profession of the Indian man whom Sissie meets?

6. Where does Big Adolph work?

7. Why do the Bavarian women with whom Sissie works wear black?

8. How does the woman in the train station in Frankfurt refer to her Sissie when speaking to her daughter?

9. In what language does Sissie explain that the angels take roll-call?

10. Where does Marija think Ghana is located?

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