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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. What does Sissie think that Sammy's voice sounds like?
(a) High and feminine.
(b) Wet with longing.
(c) Soft and meek.
(d) Harsh and cruel.

2. Which of the following is true about rulers of the Third World?
(a) They are asleep to all things at all times.
(b) They are benevolent.
(c) They are native.
(d) They are poor.

3. Which of the following is performed by Sissie and her fellow volunteers?
(a) Cover up the bases and stems of pine seedlings.
(b) Build schoolhouses.
(c) Donate blood.
(d) Rake leaves.

4. What does the "academic-pseudo-intellectual version" (6) talk about?
(a) The Marginal Cost Curve.
(b) The Gini Coefficient.
(c) Global warming.
(d) The Gross National Product.

5. According to the novel, what do Africans and Indians share?
(a) A common heritage.
(b) A common religion.
(c) A common language.
(d) A common cuisine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sissie's Christian name?

2. What does Marija have when she first meets Sissie?

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

4. What does Sissie say about power?

5. What kind of vegetable is familiar to Sissie?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who orders breakfast for Sissie in Frankfurt?

2. Where does Sissie recall meeting an Indian man?

3. Where does Marija tell Sissie that her Indian neighbors went?

4. Where does Sissie volunteer in Bavaria?

5. To what does Sissie liken aeroplanes in Part 2: "The Plums?"

6. How does Sissie describe the color of the individuals in Germany?

7. What is the capital of Ghana?

8. What race Marija first assume Sissie to be?

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

10. What function does the castle in Bavaria now serve?

(see the answer keys)

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