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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 did every black man and woman in London claim to be?

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

3. With what does Kunle suspect the doctors experienced?

4. What does Marija ask Sissie about her travel?

5. On account of what do able-bodied fishermen disappear?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where does Sissie stay in London?

4. What does Part 2: "The Plums" claim is not a child's game?

5. What does Marija give Sissie before she departs?

6. What is the name of the relative of Sissie's West African friend whom she meets?

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

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

9. How does Sissie describe East Berlin?

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

Write an essay in which you evaluate how various landscapes are portrayed in the novel. What sorts of landscapes are described? Where are they located, and how do they make Sissie feel? What are the differences between Sissie's home country and the landscapes she encounters in Europe? Use evidence from the text to support your evaluation of the differences.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you argue the relative merits of African students returning to Africa and remaining in Europe. In your essay, use evidence from the text (particularly Part 4: A Love Letter), and choose either the point of view of Sissie or of the African doctor quoted in her letter. Be sure to consider the opposite point of view, and use evidence from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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