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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. From where specifically do the Presidents of the North govern?
(a) Provence, Geneva, and Milan.
(b) Ireland and England.
(c) Germany and Switzerland.
(d) Barcelona and Madrid.

2. What does Sissie think about her relationship with Marija?
(a) It would not be easy to talk about at home.
(b) It is.a match made in heaven.
(c) Marija is too good-looking for Sissie.
(d) Sissie is to rich for Marija.

3. On account of what do able-bodied fishermen disappear?
(a) Bird flu.
(b) Cholera.
(c) Hay Fever.
(d) Tuberculosis.

4. Where is Upper Volta?
(a) Near Canada.
(b) On top of Ghana.
(c) In South Africa.
(d) Off the coast of India.

5. What can Sissie not understand?
(a) Why England has the best schools.
(b) Why she needs to learn German.
(c) Why Africans leave warm climates to live in cold ones.
(d) Why English is so difficult.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of food does Marija serve Sissie?

2. Why can Sissie not join Marija for lunch with her husband?

3. What does Marija pray for?

4. Where is the Welsh made whom Sissie meets from?

5. Why does Sissie's description of Nigeria shock Marija?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Marija give Sissie before she departs?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 love?

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