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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. What does Sissie say about last-minute goodbyes?
(a) They are unnecessary..
(b) She hates them.
(c) She never forgets them.
(d) They are important.

2. How long were Sissie and her twin in the womb?
(a) 9 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 7 months.
(d) 10 months.

3. According to one of the novel's characters, who uses the road everyday?
(a) The President.
(b) The whites only.
(c) Schoolchildren.
(d) Sissie's family.

4. How is Kunle killed?
(a) By his dog.
(b) From a gunshot wound.
(c) In an earthquake.
(d) By his car.

5. What does Sissie wish to be?
(a) A man.
(b) A president's wife.
(c) A nun.
(d) A teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what alone can man not live?

2. Where is Upper Volta?

3. According to Sissie, what is necessary to know that someone is telling the truth?

4. What does Sissie say about Africa?

5. How many children does Marija plan to have?

Short Essay Questions

1. How much weight does Sissie gain when in Europe?

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

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

4. What meat does Marija plan to cook for Sissie on the day she is scheduled to depart?

5. Where does Sissie stay in London?

6. What does Marija give Sissie before she departs?

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

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

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

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

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