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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When David suggests he will look to poetry to learn how to become a grandfather, who is the poet he has in mind?
(a) Byron.
(b) Victor Hugo.
(c) Wordsworth.
(d) Shelly.

2. Who or what is it that particularly enjoys David's new past time?
(a) Bev.
(b) David's dog.
(c) David's new assistant.
(d) Petrus.

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

4. When David needs his bandages changed, who changes them?
(a) Petrus.
(b) Bev Shaw.
(c) Bill Shaw.
(d) Lucy.

5. When David speaks to Petrus about watching the farm, what place does he mention as a possible place for Lucy to go and get a rest?
(a) Paris.
(b) London.
(c) The sea shore.
(d) Cape Town.

6. What animals has Petrus brought onto his land as he prepares for the event he will have in the next few days?
(a) Two lambs.
(b) Two calves.
(c) Two sheep.
(d) Two rams.

7. What appliance does David buy to replace one that has been stolen?
(a) A radio.
(b) A microwave oven.
(c) A television.
(d) An electric drill.

8. What does Mr. Isaac say he will not do for David?
(a) Mr. Isaac says that he will not let Melanie communicate with him.
(b) Mr. Isaac says that he will not try to get David reinstated at the University.
(c) Mr. Isaac says that he will not forgive David.
(d) Mr. Isaac says that he will not speak on his behalf to a new school

9. Who is the new person living at Petrus's house?
(a) Petrus's adult daughter.
(b) Petrus's adult son.
(c) Petrus's mother.
(d) Pollux.

10. What has David told Rosalind is a hobby, but in fact is something that "consumes" him?
(a) His opera.
(b) Selling vegetables at the market.
(c) His dog.
(d) Tutoring.

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

12. Why is Petrus concerned about Lucy's returning to the market?
(a) If she doesn't go to market, he will not get his cut of the profit.
(b) If she doesn't go to market, she will lose her stall.
(c) If she doesn't go to market, the rapist will know he has destroyed her.
(d) If she doesn't go to market, she will lose her profit.

13. Which character in the final chapter says, "I am determined to be a good person. You should try to be a good person too?"
(a) Bill Shaw.
(b) Lucy.
(c) Bev.
(d) Helen.

14. Who is Dr. Otto?
(a) Rosalind's therapist.
(b) David's new therapist.
(c) The professor who has taken over David's office.
(d) A doctor who calls David with news of Lucy.

15. Who is it that accosts David and has a threatening conversation with David about staying with "his own kind."
(a) Ryan.
(b) A former female student.
(c) Dr. Rajool.
(d) Elaine Winter's husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. When David visits Lucy, what news does Lucy offer David when he asks her how she is?

2. When David returns to the University town, where does he meet with Rosalind?

3. When David returns to town, where does he see Melanie?

4. When David is watching an unaware Lucy, what does the sight of her suggest to him that she is becoming?

5. In the article in the local paper about the attack, how is David described?

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