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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rosa do after she hangs up the phone with Bassie?
(a) She breaks things.
(b) She calls Bernard.
(c) She throws the phone.
(d) She vomits.

2. What is the first item that Madame Bagnelli stops to purchase after she and Rosa leave the airport?
(a) Cheese.
(b) Fish.
(c) Bread.
(d) Wine.

3. According to Rosa, how does suffering end?
(a) In death.
(b) In fighting.
(c) In suffering.
(d) In triumph.

4. What does Rosa tell Brandt that she needs his help to do?
(a) See Europe.
(b) See America.
(c) Remove herself from the political realm.
(d) Find a better job.

5. What do Georges, Manolis, Didier, Rosa and Bernard all do together at Donna's party?
(a) Make a toast.
(b) Argue.
(c) Dance.
(d) Sing.

6. What do Rosa and Bernard enjoy discussing together at the museum?
(a) Statues.
(b) Fossils.
(c) African exhibits.
(d) Paintings.

7. Who does the woman in the nightgown make Rosa worry about?
(a) Donna.
(b) Katya.
(c) Flora.
(d) Arny.

8. What suggestion does Bernard make about the publication of a book about Lionel?
(a) That Rosa should never let anyone write it.
(b) That the public would never appreciate such a book.
(c) That Rosa should trust him to write it as she sees it.
(d) That he and Rosa would split the fee.

9. What is Bassie so angry about in regards to the Burger family?
(a) He believes that they used him and abandoned him.
(b) He believes that they lied to him.
(c) He believes that they wanted to send him away.
(d) He believes that they killed his father.

10. Under what pretense is Marisa arrested?
(a) Her involvement in Greer's treason.
(b) Her involvement in the Revolt of 1977.
(c) Her involvement in the Soweto Riots.
(d) Her involvement in fake passbooks.

11. How long does Rosa plan on being in London before Bernard arrives?
(a) A few months.
(b) A week.
(c) A few days.
(d) A few weeks.

12. What does Rosa think her future should include with Bernard?
(a) Raising his children with him.
(b) Leavind his wife and children behind.
(c) Marriage.
(d) A child of their own.

13. What do Katya and Rosa go to hear one evening that is described as a ravishing pitch hit again and again?
(a) Hummingbirds.
(b) An opera singer.
(c) The nightingales.
(d) A boys' choir.

14. What occurs on June 16, 1976 in South Africa?
(a) Students are massacred.
(b) A hospital in Johannesburg is bombed.
(c) Soweto students uprise and rebel.
(d) Soweto students shoot policemen.

15. How is Brandt dressed when he answers the door for Rosa's visit?
(a) A suit and tie.
(b) An emroidered shirt with blue jeans.
(c) No shirt and colorful shorts.
(d) White canvas jeans and bare feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rosa state is her underlying reason for going to stay with Katya?

2. What does Rosa ask of Bassie when he tells her that he does not even know her?

3. Where does Bernard suggest he and Rosa go to take on a project once she has her French papers?

4. According to Rosa, what is everything done in the name of?

5. How long does it take Rosa to go back to the town where her father died?

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