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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who sends the two letters to Rosa on the anniversary of her father's death?
(a) Aunt Velma and Conrad.
(b) Conrad and the Swede.
(c) Her Swedish lover and Aunt Velma.
(d) Her bother David and Aunt Velma.

2. At age fourteen, what does Lionel come to realize about the blacks and whites?
(a) The blacks are only allowed in certain establishments.
(b) The blacks have to carry passports and the whites do not.
(c) The blacks are all poor.
(d) The blacks are not allowed in the trade unions.

3. What do Rosa and Greer see on the side of the road on their way home from Fats' that they do not stop for?
(a) A dead animal.
(b) A broken down vehicle.
(c) A man lying in the road.
(d) Young children alone on the street.

4. How does Rosa's brother die?
(a) He drowns.
(b) Of a terminal disease.
(c) In prison.
(d) On the run.

5. What is the last trial in which Cathy and Lionel stand accused together?
(a) The Communist Party Trial of 1957.
(b) The Strikers Trial of 1956.
(c) The Treason Trial of 1957.
(d) The Riotous Trial of 1955.

6. What does Rosa consider a sickness?
(a) Not being able to ignore other people's suffering.
(b) Privileged children.
(c) Politics.
(d) Separation of blacks and whites.

7. What does Daniel tell Rosa about one of his boys?
(a) He will go work in her garden at home.
(b) He is smart and will go to school to be a doctor.
(c) He will come to marry Rosa.
(d) He will come to work at the hotel.

8. What is Darlene doing in the public square?
(a) Reading a book.
(b) Playing with two boys.
(c) Kissing a young man.
(d) Eating her lunch.

9. What does the schoolmaster say about what blacks want in the discussion at Fats' home?
(a) They want the white man to disappear.
(b) They want political leaders in jail.
(c) They want to fight at any cost.
(d) They want to be alive--not killed.

10. What are the colors of Rosa Burger's uniform?
(a) Brown and yellow.
(b) White and navy.
(c) Tan and green.
(d) Blue and gold.

11. What do the Nel relatives own, besides the hotel?
(a) A cafe.
(b) A farm.
(c) A ranch.
(d) A restaurant.

12. How does Lionel Burger die?
(a) Of a throat infection in prison.
(b) He is beaten in prison.
(c) Heart attack in prison.
(d) Starvation in prison.

13. What does Rosa do on the day of the anniversary of her father's death?
(a) She goes to Lenin's grave.
(b) She goes to his grave.
(c) She goes shopping.
(d) She visits Ivy and Dick.

14. What does Conrad tell Rosa about her future?
(a) That she will help bring change.
(b) That she too will go to jail.
(c) That she will live differently than her parents did.
(d) That she will die for her cause.

15. How old is Rosa Burger on the day that she first goes to the prison?
(a) 14.
(b) 17.
(c) 20.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Rosa doing in the public square?

2. What is the main topic of conversation between the men at Fats' home?

3. What question does Rosa ask of Clare when they are looking at the empty apartment?

4. What does Dick whisper to Rosa in the window of her car as she is about to leave his home?

5. Why has Lionel been imprisoned?

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