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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 144- 170.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Greer tell Rosa about the book that he has read from a former political prisoner now in exile?
(a) He can smuggle in a copy for her.
(b) Flora had given it to him to give to Rosa.
(c) She should read it as she is "one of the cause".
(d) There is much in the book about Rosa and Lionel.

2. Why is Rosa engaged to Noel de Witt?
(a) He is a revolutionary who intrigues Rosa.
(b) So she can visit him in prison and get information for her parents.
(c) He is a journalist who will help her father.
(d) Because she loves him.

3. What did the trial after the strike allow the government to do?
(a) Pass the Supression of Communism Act.
(b) Shut down the African Mineworkers Union.
(c) Stop underground operations.
(d) Get Lionel Burger ousted from the Communist Party.

4. How many black miners participated in the strike of 1946 in South Africa?
(a) 25,000.
(b) 76,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 100,000.

5. Where do the black men sit in the public square?
(a) On the fountain.
(b) Anywhere.
(c) On the grass.
(d) On benches marked for them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the cottage that Rosa once lived in with Conrad?

2. How long do Tony and Rosa stay with their Aunt Velma?

3. Why was Ivy Terblanche sentenced to prison in the past?

4. Before his death, what do many people come to Lionel's home for?

5. What is Darlene doing in the public square?

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