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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 do Marija's neighbours do?
(a) Sing Christmas carols.
(b) Send a dog into their garden.
(c) Bring over a cake.
(d) Spy on Marija and Sissie.

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

3. In what other city in Germany will Sissie stop?
(a) Hamburg.
(b) Hanover.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Frankfurt.

4. According to the narrative in Section 2, what do the ministers and commissioners drink?
(a) French wine.
(b) African palm wine.
(c) Champagne.
(d) Gin.

5. What does Sissie want to ask somebody?
(a) Whether she can take Marija back to Africa.
(b) Why the entire world has had to pay so much, and is still paying, for some folks' unhappiness.
(c) Whether there is any hope for her and Marija.
(d) Whether Sissie will ever be able to work in Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following languages does Sissie speak?

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

3. To what country does the novel not claim that Sissie has been?

4. What does Sissie tell Marija is not sound?

5. What does Marija ask Sissie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Part 2: "The Plums" say about love?

2. What meat does Marija plan to cook for Sissie on the day she is scheduled to depart?

3. What country other than Ghana does Sissie tell Marija she has visited?

4. How does Sissie describe East Berlin?

5. According to a poem in Part 2: "The Plums," what shape are the women that men marry?

6. What is the name of the relative of Sissie's West African friend whom she meets?

7. To what city does Sissie travel to meet her West African friend?

8. According to Sissie, what would have allowed her and Marija to have a love affair?

9. For how long has Kunle lived in Africa?

10. What does Part 2: "The Plums" claim is not a child's game?

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