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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 does the Indian from Göttingen tell Sissie about himself and her?

2. What does Sissie say about power?

3. What does the novel say about limbs and senses?

4. What does Sammy try to get Sissie to realize?

5. Who orders breakfast for Sissie's group?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Sissie's Christian name?

2. What is Sissie's father's position?

3. Where does Marija tell Sissie that her Indian neighbors went?

4. What does Sissie claim to expect at age 30?

5. Where does Marija think Ghana is located?

6. What does the narrator claim that power decides?

7. How does the woman in the train station in Frankfurt refer to her Sissie when speaking to her daughter?

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

9. How is God described in Part 2: "The Plums"?

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

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 2

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 3

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.

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