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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What kind of lessons does Conrad take in the evenings?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Karate.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Poetry.
2. Why do Rosa and Marcus go to Cape Town?
(a) Marcus said it was his favorite place.
(b) Lionel had been a medical student there.
(c) Rosa needed to get away after her father's death.
(d) Rosa wanted to make love by the sea.
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 broken down vehicle.
(b) A dead animal.
(c) Young children alone on the street.
(d) A man lying in the road.
4. Where does Rosa meet Marisa?
(a) In a shop that sells coal.
(b) At a cafe.
(c) At the cosmetic counter in a store.
(d) In the streets of the city.
5. What does Rosa understand about political change?
(a) It only happens after many failures.
(b) It doesn't ever happen.
(c) It comes at a great cost.
(d) It is only a battle for the very strong.
6. How long do Tony and Rosa stay with their Aunt Velma?
(a) Five weeks.
(b) Six months.
(c) Four months.
(d) Ten weeks.
7. How long does Lionel Burger speak when he gets his chance in court?
(a) One hour and forty seven minutes.
(b) Thirty eight minutes.
(c) Two hours fifteen minutes.
(d) One hour and ten minutes.
8. What is Greer's concern for Marisa after she arrives at Fats'?
(a) That she had not eaten.
(b) That she has been followed.
(c) That she has been in the city too long.
(d) That she was seen talking to Rosa in the shop.
9. What is Cathy's fight for the blacks?
(a) To get them to have the right to bear arms.
(b) To get them the right to vote.
(c) To get them better employment.
(d) To get them in the trade union.
10. 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 to be alive--not killed.
(c) They want political leaders in jail.
(d) They want to fight at any cost.
11. How do the blacks treat Rosa when she goes to Fat's home?
(a) They ignore her until Marisa comes.
(b) They seem frightened of her.
(c) They shower gifts upon her.
(d) As a special person.
12. What is the main topic of conversation between the men at Fats' home?
(a) Lionel Burger.
(b) Nelson Mandela.
(c) Detained friends.
(d) Black athletes playing in the white athletes' games.
13. How does Rosa feel about Conrad when she moves from the cottage?
(a) She cries for days.
(b) She is apathetic.
(c) She feels like he is her brother.
(d) She is very angry with him.
14. How does Tosa view Ivy and Dick after she visits them in their home?
(a) As losers.
(b) As aging and poor.
(c) As misguided by her father.
(d) As successful proponents of justice.
15. What does Clare want from Rosa when she goes to her apartment to see her?
(a) She wants Rosa to protest with her.
(b) She wants Rosa to join the revolt.
(c) She wants Rosa to make copies for the cause.
(d) She wants Rosa to get the key to the copy room at work.
Short Answer Questions
1. In what year of his imprisonment does Lionel die?
2. What does Greer take a picture of in the city that he tells Marisa about?
3. How old is Rosa Burger on the day that she first goes to the prison?
4. What is Rosa doing in the public square?
5. What happens to the cottage that Rosa once lived in with Conrad?
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