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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 Marija pray for?
(a) That Little Adolph become wealthy.
(b) That Little Adolph visits Africa.
(c) That Little Adolph goes to London.
(d) That Little Adolph becomes Chancellor.

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

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

4. Why does Sissie not indulge in cake?
(a) Because she does not trust Marija.
(b) Because she has gained ten pounds.
(c) Because she already ate dessert.
(d) Because she does not like the flavour.

5. Why do yams in the African marketplace rot?
(a) African religions prohibits eating lambs.
(b) For lack of transportation.
(c) So many people have food allergies.
(d) People refuse to buy food from black people.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Kunle's heart?

2. What sort of foods does Sissie not like?

3. What beverage does Marija offer Sissie?

4. What does Marija give Sissie before her departure?

5. Which of the following languages does Sissie speak?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Sissie describe East Berlin?

3. How many children does Sissie's mother have?

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

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

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

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

8. What does the German-born American professor tell Sissie that Germany, Ireland, and Africa have in common?

9. Where does Sissie stay in London?

10. For how long has Kunle lived in Africa?

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