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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Rosa meet Bernard?
(a) At the Bastille Day celebration.
(b) In the garden of a cafe.
(c) At Gaby's house.
(d) In Paris.

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

3. Brandt wants assurance that Rosa will not visit whom when she travels?
(a) The Swede.
(b) Conrad.
(c) Marisa.
(d) Her half-brother.

4. What horrific damage does Rosa see in one eight year old girl?
(a) She has been shot in the head.
(b) She has lost an arm.
(c) She has lost her eye.
(d) She had lost her legs.

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

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

7. What doesn't Bassie know about Rosa's family?
(a) That her house has been sold.
(b) That Lionel is dead.
(c) That Tony drowned.
(d) That her mother is dead.

8. Had Rosa still been a child when she met Bassie's anger, how would she have handled it?
(a) She would have pushed him down.
(b) She would have told on him.
(c) She would have thrown stones.
(d) She would have kicked him.

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

10. What does Bassie's given name (Zwelinzima) mean?
(a) Suffering Land.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Peace.
(d) Bread.

11. How does Didier attempt to aid Rosa with her cut toe?
(a) He searches for something to wrap it up with.
(b) He attempts to bandage it.
(c) He sucks on it.
(d) He has her wash it in the ocean.

12. What does Rosa believe that the revolutionaries will think of her leaving the country?
(a) That she is finally free.
(b) That she will never return to help them.
(c) That she is a traitor.
(d) That she is on a secret mission for them.

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

14. What does the government know about Rosa and David's relationship?
(a) He does not have her address.
(b) He has denied her as his sister.
(c) They are working together against the African government.
(d) She writes to him constantly.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Didier act when he meets Rosa and Madame Bagnelli on her porch?

2. As the novel closes, who is the last person to receive a letter from Rosa?

3. What happens to Rosa's Swedish lover because of his involvement with her?

4. How many years is Greer sentenced for?

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

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