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

2. What does Sissie wish to be?
(a) A nun.
(b) A man.
(c) A president's wife.
(d) A teacher.

3. At what age was Sissie enrolled in foreign education?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 18 years.
(c) 8 years.
(d) 2 months.

4. What does Marija ask Sissie?
(a) When she is returning to Africa.
(b) When her birthday is.
(c) If she has ever been attracted to men.
(d) What her favorite food is.

5. What does Marija do when Sissie shivers?
(a) She offers to bring her a sweater.
(b) She gives Sissie her jacket.
(c) She turns up the thermostat.
(d) She starts a fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who thinks that the Germans are oppressed?

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

3. How is Sissie known locally?

4. What sort of foods does Sissie not like?

5. What does Marija tell Sissie that she wishes?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How much weight does Sissie gain when in Europe?

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

6. Who does Marija say might one day visit Africa?

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

8. Where does Sissie stay in London?

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

10. What does Part 2: "The Plums" say about education?

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