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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 is Marija's hair?

2. What are the chairs in Marija's house like?

3. At what age was Sissie enrolled in foreign education?

4. What is Marija like when she picks up Sissie?

5. Where was the coloured man whose heart was used found?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Marija give Sissie before she departs?

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

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

4. How does Sissie describe East Berlin?

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

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

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

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

9. For how long has Kunle lived in Africa?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze how the stereotypical African family unit (especially the African mother) is portrayed within the novel. Of whose mother does the reader see glimpses in the narration? What are this woman's family's circumstances? Use evidence from the text to support your observations.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you address the significance of language in the novel. What language does Sissie speak? What is(/are) the official language(s) of Ghana? What does Sissie think about the English language? Is language related to power, as demonstrated in the novel? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Focusing on Part 4: Our Sister Killjoy, analyze how the country of England is presented in the novel. What are Sissie's impressions of England, and what does it have to offer her? Use textual evidence to support your observations.

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