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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 Sissie often return to the camp?
(a) Six at night.
(b) Eight at night.
(c) Three in the morning.
(d) About an hour before midnight.

2. Why can not all Europeans go abroad?
(a) Some are too poor.
(b) Not all are smart enough.
(c) Some are too young.
(d) There are too many applications.

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

4. What is Sammy?
(a) An African man whom Sissie meets in Europe.
(b) Sissie's boyfriend.
(c) The prime minister of Germany.
(d) The president of France.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. According to the novel, what do Africans and Indians share?

5. At what time does Marija come to pick up Sissie for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Marija live?

2. What does the narrator claim that power decides?

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

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

5. What fruit had Sissie never seen before coming to Germany?

6. What was Sissie's Christian name?

7. What is Sissie's nickname at the youth hostel?

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

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

10. Which angel is described as the Black Devil?

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