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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. According to Sissie, why did the Creator give us laughter?

2. What is Marija's last name?

3. What does Sissie think about her relationship with Marija?

4. What sort of foods does Sissie not like?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Marija give Sissie before she departs?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay identifying Sissie's love interest in Part 4: A Love Letter. What details does the reader learn about this individual? What qualities does she admire in him ? How did he make her feel? Why do they part ways? Include evidence from the text to support your answer.

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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