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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 man lying in the road.
(b) A broken down vehicle.
(c) Young children alone on the street.
(d) A dead animal.

2. When Rosa sees the raided building in the city, what is her reaction?
(a) She turns around and runs.
(b) She stops to watch and listen.
(c) She quickly moves away from the area.
(d) She questions people around her as to what is happening.

3. What affliction does Clare have that Rosa notes more than once?
(a) Melanoma.
(b) Psoriasis.
(c) Edema.
(d) Eczema.

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

5. What is Cathy's fight for the blacks?
(a) To get them the right to vote.
(b) To get them in the trade union.
(c) To get them better employment.
(d) To get them to have the right to bear arms.

6. What two items does Rosa bring with her to the fortress in the opening pages of the novel?
(a) A quilt and food.
(b) A book and a dress.
(c) Food and clothes.
(d) A quilt and a water bottle.

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

8. Why does Rosa move out of the cottage?
(a) Conrad asks her to.
(b) Conrad is sleeping with someone else.
(c) She is sick of it.
(d) She wants to live in the city.

9. What is Greer's concern for Marisa after she arrives at Fats'?
(a) That she was seen talking to Rosa in the shop.
(b) That she has been followed.
(c) That she has been in the city too long.
(d) That she had not eaten.

10. How long do Tony and Rosa stay with their Aunt Velma?
(a) Six months.
(b) Ten weeks.
(c) Five weeks.
(d) Four months.

11. What is Rosa's profession when she grows up?
(a) She is a physical therapist.
(b) She is a nurse.
(c) She is a psychologist.
(d) She is a physiotherapist.

12. What does Lionel teach Bassie?
(a) How to dive.
(b) How to swim.
(c) How to pitch.
(d) How to play soccer.

13. What is the main topic of conversation between the men at Fats' home?
(a) Lionel Burger.
(b) Detained friends.
(c) Nelson Mandela.
(d) Black athletes playing in the white athletes' games.

14. What is Marcus' plan concerning Lionel Burger?
(a) Marcus was going to make a documentary about Lionel.
(b) Marcus was going to help Lionel leave Africa.
(c) Marcus was going to write about the trial.
(d) Marcus was going to get public support for Lionel.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the blacks treat Rosa when she goes to Fat's home?

2. In what year of his imprisonment does Lionel die?

3. What is the name of Lily's baby boy?

4. What does Conrad tell Rosa about her future?

5. What did the trial after the strike allow the government to do?

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