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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color do Bavarian ladies wear?

2. How much does it cost to make a baby boy?

3. How much does it cost to make a baby girl?

4. With whom does the airplane hostess assume that Sissie is travelling?

5. According to Sissie, why are white teeth popular?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator claim that power decides?

2. What drink does Sissie encounter for the first time in Europe?

3. What function does the castle in Bavaria now serve?

4. In what city in Germany does Sissie's plane first arrive?

5. From what part of Africa did the plane which Sissie takes to Europe originate?

6. What is the capital of Ghana?

7. In what language does Sissie explain that the angels take roll-call?

8. What fruit had Sissie never seen before coming to Germany?

9. What is the most dangerous type of black person, according to Part 1: "Into a Bad Dream?"

10. How does Sissie describe the color of the individuals in Germany?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you analyze Sissie's relationship with Marija. How do the two meet? What is the nature of their relationship? What seems to attract them to one another? Why does the relationship end? Use evidence from the text to support your analysis.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you evaluate how various landscapes are portrayed in the novel. What sorts of landscapes are described? Where are they located, and how do they make Sissie feel? What are the differences between Sissie's home country and the landscapes she encounters in Europe? Use evidence from the text to support your evaluation of the differences.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay evaluating Sisseis's self-confidence as it is portrayed in the novel. Is Sissie a self-confident character? Why or why not? Use evidence from the text to support your response.

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