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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who encourages Detlev Van Doorn to change his name to Detleef in Chapter Eleven to better reflect his country?
(a) Piet Krause.
(b) Paulus DeGroot.
(c) Maria Steyn, daughter of commando Christoffel Steyn.
(d) Johanna Van Doorn.

2. What sport does Detleef Van Doorn play?
(a) Baseball.
(b) Rugby.
(c) Basketball.
(d) Tennis.

3. Why are the mine owners forcing white Afrikaners out of the mines in Chapter Twelve?
(a) To hire black miners at lower wages.
(b) The mines are going out of business.
(c) They are mechanizing the mines and need less miners.
(d) They are hiring Chinese miners instead.

4. To what city do Johanna and Piet Krause convince Detleef to come at the beginning of Chapter Twelve?
(a) Johannesburg.
(b) Paris.
(c) Zimbabwe.
(d) Kimberley.

5. Who does Johanna Van Doorn marry?
(a) Jonathan Amberson, the English teacher.
(b) Adriaan DeGroot.
(c) Josef Steyn.
(d) Piet Krause, the Afrikaaner teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Tjaart Van Doorn marry when his first wife, Jakoba, dies?

2. At the beginning of Chapter Ten, who thinks a confrontation between the Dutch and the English is inevitable?

3. What happens to residents of Sophiatown in 1955?

4. What is Frank Saltwood's relationship to Richard Saltwood?

5. Who is the leader of the Venloo Commandos?

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