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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does it take Rosa to go back to the town where her father died?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Two years.
(c) One year.
(d) Five years.

2. What do Brandt and others believe Lionel could have become had he not been a traitor?
(a) A great voice for the people.
(b) A great doctor.
(c) Prime Minister.
(d) A martyr.

3. How does the topic of conversation begin at Donna's dinner party?
(a) It is about Capitalism.
(b) It is about Apartheid.
(c) It is about Socialism.
(d) It is about Communism.

4. What quote does Bernard use when he speaks of his wife and children to Rosa?
(a) He lives among them, not with them.
(b) They don't miss him when he is gone.
(c) He is not being disloyal to them.
(d) They all still love each other.

5. What is the conversation about between the women right before the party for Manolis?
(a) Pierre.
(b) Dressing for the party.
(c) Female health issues.
(d) Bernard.

6. As the novel closes, who is the last person to receive a letter from Rosa?
(a) Pierre.
(b) Bernard.
(c) Madame Bagnelli.
(d) Bassie.

7. What does Rosa state is her underlying reason for going to stay with Katya?
(a) To learn about her father's past.
(b) To see how others live in another country.
(c) The African government won't look for her there.
(d) To learn how to defect from her father.

8. Who is able to visit Rosa in jail?
(a) Just Flora.
(b) The Nels.
(c) Flora and Brandt.
(d) Just Brandt.

9. At Donna's party, what is the Englishman's opinion of Utopia?
(a) He says it is evil.
(b) He says it is Western thought.
(c) He says it is necessary.
(d) He says it is misunderstood.

10. What does the government know of Rosa's actions in London?
(a) She was in contact with Bassie.
(b) She sttended a rally for Frelimo leaders.
(c) She was a member of the French Anti-Apartheid Movement.
(d) She was working with a journalist to tell of the horrors in South Africa.

11. What does Didier advise Rosa about her home in Africa and the cause?
(a) Think hard before continuing.
(b) Go back quickly and get involved.
(c) Forget it; it is her father's cause--not hers.
(d) Go back but don't get involved.

12. Who does Rosa tell that she is leaving the country?
(a) Flora.
(b) Her boss.
(c) Brandt.
(d) No one except maybe Marisa.

13. Why does Didier flirt only with older women?
(a) He only likes older women.
(b) He is actually gay.
(c) Donna is not threatened by them.
(d) Older women are harmless to him.

14. Why is Georges planning a party for Manolis?
(a) He is having a book published.
(b) It is his birthday.
(c) He is exhibiting his paintings.
(d) It is their anniversary.

15. Who is Rosa speaking to in the last section of the novel?
(a) Bernard.
(b) Conrad.
(c) Lionel.
(d) Katya.

Short Answer Questions

1. What doesn't Bassie know about Rosa's family?

2. In whose olive grove do Rosa and Katya dine one afternoon?

3. What does Gaby do for Rosa for Manolis' party?

4. What does Georges say that Rosa could make a living at in France?

5. What gift from Africa has Rosa brought Madame Bagnelli?

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