4. What does Moses ask Mary at the end of the chapter?
(a) Why she is so racist.
(b) Why she hates him so much.
(c) Why she is afraid of him.
(d) Why she won't let him leave.

5. What happens to Dick in February?
(a) All of the above.
(b) He gets in a car accident.
(c) He has a stroke of luck with his crops.
(d) He gets sick.

6. What makes an irritating noise for Mary?
(a) Cicadas.
(b) Birds.
(c) Toads.
(d) Crickets.

7. What does Dick suggest Mary do instead of a vacation on the coast?
(a) Write a book.
(b) Stay in town with her friends.
(c) Go camping in the veld.
(d) Go back to England.

8. What destroys the tobacco crop?
(a) Drought.
(b) Infertile soil.
(c) Dick's incompetent farming.
(d) Locusts.

9. How long ago did Mary attempt to run away from Dick?
(a) Six years ago.
(b) Four years ago.
(c) Two years ago.
(d) Five years ago.

10. What has Dick sold?
(a) All of Mary's jewelry.
(b) The farm.
(c) His crop of tobacco.
(d) His car.

11. What does Charlie tell Dick he must do for six months?
(a) Keep Mary in a mental institution.
(b) Go on a holiday.
(c) Fertilize his soil.
(d) Treat Moses harshly and beat him.

12. What season does Mary feel is sent for her personally?
(a) Autumn.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Summer.

13. What does Mary suggest Dick do with the tobacco next year?
(a) Dry it themselves and sell it on the black market.
(b) Smoke it to ease their tension.
(c) Plant no tobacco, only mealies and grains.
(d) Take out a huge loan and plant a massive crop.

14. Who owns Dick's farm?
(a) Dick.
(b) The government.
(c) Charlie Slatter.
(d) The weather.

15. What part of the house makes noise when the seasons change?
(a) The roof.
(b) The plumbing.
(c) The floors.
(d) The windows.