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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 is the final destination of the airplane on which Sissie travels?

2. What does Sissie think that Sammy's voice sounds like?

3. Where does Sissie first notice differences in human coloring?

4. Which of the following does Sissie say about God?

5. According to the novel, what do Africans and Indians share?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Sissie and her fellow campers do for work?

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

3. What is the capital of Ghana?

4. To what does Sissie liken aeroplanes in Part 2: "The Plums?"

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

6. What is the African name featured in Part 2: "The Plums?"

7. What race Marija first assume Sissie to be?

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

9. Why do the Bavarian women with whom Sissie works wear black?

10. What part of Africa does Sissie liken to the "bowels of the earth" (11)?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

The story is told from Sissie's perspective. Write an essay in which you evaluate the author's decision on relating the story from Sissie's perspective, and whether another character's perspective would have been equally compelling.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay explaining why SIssie is uncomfortable in the west. What people, things, customs, or attitudes make Sissie insistent on going back to Africa? You may also evaluate Sissie's opinion from your own point of view. Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

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