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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Why is Rosa not able to attend Greer's trial?
(a) She begins work in a black hospital.
(b) She begins work in a movement against the government.
(c) She goes to the farm to see her aunt and uncle.
(d) The government denies her access.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pierre ask Rosa right before the party for Manolis?

2. Who does the woman in the nightgown make Rosa worry about?

3. What does Rosa believe is the reason that Katya cheated on Lionel with Dick?

4. What suggestion does Bernard make about the publication of a book about Lionel?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Rosa detained and what becomes of her?

2. Describe Brandt's home. Why is the modesty of the area in which he lives significant?

3. What is the consequence of Bassie's phone call for Rosa?

4. How do Katya and Rosa handle the idea of Lionel in their relationship?

5. Why might Rosa have chosen a married man as her lover and not the bricklayer she had met?

6. What horrific event takes place on June 16th 1976 in South Africa?

7. What is the reason for Flora's party? What specifically do the women discuss?

8. In Pages 262-290, how does Rosa become part of France?

9. What is the first day like of Rosa's visit to Madame Bagnelli's home? How do the two get along? How long does it appear Rosa will stay?

10. Where and when does Rosa meet Bernard? What does their relationship quickly become?

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