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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When David is watching an unaware Lucy, what does the sight of her suggest to him that she is becoming?
(a) A hippie.
(b) A spinster.
(c) A peasant.
(d) An old maid.

2. Who is it that compliments Lucy by referring to her as a "forward-looking lady?"
(a) Ettinger.
(b) Bill Shaw.
(c) Bev Shaw.
(d) Petrus.

3. What is the purpose of Bev's telephone call to David?
(a) Bev calls to invite David to discess Petrus in confidence.
(b) Bev calls to invite David to discuss Melanie with her psychiatrist.
(c) Bev calls to invite David to meet her at the clinic that same day.
(d) Bev calls to invite David to help her at home with Bill.

4. As David concludes his walk and is walking back to the farm, who does he physically attack?
(a) Petrus.
(b) Ryan.
(c) Pollux.
(d) A policeman who is there for questioning.

5. What literary reference doe David make after his meeting with Bev?
(a) Lady MacBeth.
(b) Emma Bovary.
(c) Desdemona.
(d) Moll Flanders.

6. Later during the day of this ride back from trying to get David's car, David and Lucy communicate again about their difference of opinion regarding Lucy's staying on the farm. What is their method of communication at this time?
(a) Letters to each other.
(b) Phone calls.
(c) E-mails.
(d) Shouting from room to room.

7. As Chapter 15 begins, for what event is Petrus preparing?
(a) A barnstorming.
(b) A community meeting.
(c) A party.
(d) A political announcement.

8. Who calls David to say that his car has been found?
(a) Petrus.
(b) Bill Shaw.
(c) Ettinger.
(d) The police.

9. When David goes back to the Eastern Cape where Lucy is, what excuse does he make up for being there?
(a) He says he has a job interview in the area.
(b) He says he has a business proposition for Bill Shaw.
(c) He says he has to talk to Bev.
(d) He says he left his work projects at Lucy's house.

10. After the police visit the farm, why does David spend the morning digging a large hole?
(a) Lucy wants to bury everything the men touched.
(b) David wants to plant a tree.
(c) David is going to bury the dogs there.
(d) Lucy wants to plant a tree.

11. What is one thing that Rosalind criticizes about David's appearance when they meet?
(a) His stained pants.
(b) His unshaven face.
(c) His untied shoes.
(d) His haircut.

12. When David returns to the town where the University is, how long has he been gone?
(a) One month.
(b) Three months.
(c) Two months.
(d) Five months.

13. Whom does Dave see at the grocery store who ignores him?
(a) Rosalind.
(b) Dr. Rassool
(c) Melanie.
(d) Elaine Winter.

14. In the article in the local paper about the attack, how is David described?
(a) An "elderly father."
(b) A "distinguished professor."
(c) A "distinguished new gentleman farmer."
(d) A "distinguished author."

15. When David is back in Cape Town, he calls Bev to find out how Lucy is doing. What question does David ask Bev about Lucy that she evades?
(a) Whether or not Lucy is angry with him.
(b) Whether or not Bev trusts Petrus.
(c) Whether or not Lucy is on tranquilizers.
(d) Whether or not Lucy is pregnant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who Is Teresa in the most recent version of his play?

2. What animals has Petrus brought onto his land as he prepares for the event he will have in the next few days?

3. At the end of the chapter, about whom is it that David responds to Bev, "Yes, I am giving him up?"

4. What is the musical instrument that David takes up and composes music on?

5. To what does Mr. Isaac invite David?

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