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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Rosa go visit the Nels?
(a) Because Marie has been arrested.
(b) Because she wants to tell them of her impending arrest.
(c) Because she has missed them.
(d) Because she wants to tell them of her trip to France.

2. What does Bernard say to Rosa about the occurrence with Bassie?
(a) I will find him and beat him.
(b) Go back to Africa; it is what you need.
(c) Don't be upset; it will pass.
(d) The chap has no right to speak to you that way.

3. In whose olive grove do Rosa and Katya dine one afternoon?
(a) Renoir's.
(b) Moreau's.
(c) Monet's.
(d) Degas'.

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

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

6. What does Pierre ask Rosa right before the party for Manolis?
(a) "Are you happy here?"
(b) "Will you return to Africa?"
(c) "Are you in love with Bernard?"
(d) "Everything is wonderful with you?"

7. What does Rosa's "mason" take her to see after their first date?
(a) The house he is to inherit.
(b) The village he grew up in.
(c) The cherry orchards.
(d) The yacht he is to inherit.

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

9. What is Madame Bagnelli afraid of when she picks Rosa up at the airport?
(a) That Rosa is detained in Africa.
(b) That Rosa has decided not to come.
(c) That she is a day late.
(d) That customs has stopped Rosa.

10. Where does Brandt Vermeulen's closest friendship lie?
(a) Ministry of Defense.
(b) Nationlists Party.
(c) Communist Party.
(d) Ministery of Interior.

11. What do Bernard and Rosa plan on doing together at some point in the future?
(a) Taking a ship somewhere.
(b) Marrying.
(c) Opening a cafe.
(d) Driving across the country.

12. 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.

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

14. What does Fats want as he explains to Rosa when he visits her?
(a) To find a way to stop the shootings.
(b) To get weapons to fight back.
(c) To get his wife and children out of South Africa.
(d) To be a witness at her trial.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whose hand does Rosa hold as she walks through the streets of Paris?

3. Why is Rosa not able to attend Greer's trial?

4. Where does Madame Bagnelli suggest that Rosa stay in the house?

5. In Katya's past, what made her not fit into the concept of being a comrade?

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