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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 is the result of "dying in the hands of a brother who made it" (59)?
(a) Ecstasy.
(b) Fame.
(c) Shame.
(d) Irony.

2. What do natives realize about blacks in Bavaria?
(a) They are poor.
(b) They are fluent in German.
(c) They are good looking.
(d) They are very sociable.

3. Why does a Scottish woman claim kinship with Sissie?
(a) They both love bagpipe music.
(b) They both have the best world leaders.
(c) They both had chiefs that fought one another when an invader marched in.
(d) They both have savoury cuisine.

4. According to one of the novel's characters, who uses the road everyday?
(a) The whites only.
(b) Schoolchildren.
(c) Sissie's family.
(d) The President.

5. Where do the self-exiled Ghanaian fishermen live?
(a) On the west coast of Africa.
(b) In Morocco.
(c) On the east coast of Africa.
(d) In the United States.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who cries at de Gaulle's death?

2. What does Sissie think that Marija's tears signify?

3. Why does the Christian doctor say that the hearts of black people are easy to come by?

4. What does Sissie think about her relationship with Marija?

5. What does Sissie speculate is God's gift to man?

Short Essay Questions

1. What beverage does Marija offer Sissie in Part 2: "The Plums?"

2. What type of cake does Marija bake for Sissie?

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

4. What city does Marija claim that Sissie ought to visit?

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

6. For how long has Kunle lived in Africa?

7. How does Sissie describe East Berlin?

8. To which cities in Germany does Sissie plan to travel after he stay in Bavaria?

9. Who tells Sissie that going out late is against the rules?

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

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