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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is James afraid of in regards to the black children?
(a) They too will lead oppressed lives.
(b) They will fight for the wrong cause when the time comes.
(c) They too will be imprisoned for the cause.
(d) That for them the fight is just words, and they will not know how to take action.

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

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

4. What is mealie?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Fruit.
(c) Vegetable.
(d) Grain.

5. What does Rosa remark that Fats will do if she is caught at his home by the police?
(a) Know who to give the money to.
(b) Know who to give the brandy to.
(c) Know what words to say to get her out of trouble.
(d) Know who to talk to at the station.

6. Why was Ivy Terblanche sentenced to prison in the past?
(a) She would not testify against her husband.
(b) She was a member of the Communist Party.
(c) She was caught passing information against the government.
(d) She would not testify against Lionel.

7. Who is Bassie?
(a) The black boy who lived with the Burgers.
(b) The Burger's dog.
(c) Lily's brother.
(d) A worker at the hotel.

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

9. Of what does Rosa's mother die?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Capital Punishment.
(c) Starvation.
(d) Multiple Sclerosis.

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

11. What does the baby boy give to Rosa from the grandmother at Fats' home?
(a) A hat.
(b) A book.
(c) A hair pin.
(d) A scarf.

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

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

14. Who pulls Tony out of the pool?
(a) Lionel.
(b) Cathy.
(c) Lily.
(d) Conrad.

15. In what year of his imprisonment does Lionel die?
(a) Fifth.
(b) Twentieth.
(c) Tenth.
(d) Third.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Rosa Burger going to visit on the day that she first goes to the prison?

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

3. At age fourteen, what does Lionel come to realize about the blacks and whites?

4. Where does Rosa believe Conrad has moved to right after she sees that the cottage is gone?

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

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