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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Kransie in Chapter 1?
(a) 16.
(b) 15.
(c) 13.
(d) 14.

2. For how many years did Fiela smuggle food to Selling while he worked on the road?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

3. In Chapter 6, what does Fiela feed her children for breakfast?
(a) Beans.
(b) Bread and lard.
(c) Rice.
(d) Maize porridge.

4. How many families have built a house on Barnard's Island?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

5. How many planks are in the ceiling and benches are in the room where Benjamin waits in Chapter 9?
(a) 21.
(b) 16.
(c) 18.
(d) 24.

6. When the wind comes from what direction does the aloe not yield sap?
(a) West.
(b) East.
(c) Southeast.
(d) Northwest.

7. In Chapter 3, who comes to Fiela's place?
(a) Census takers.
(b) Tax collector.
(c) Peddlar.
(d) Teacher.

8. In Chapter 6, how many spoonfuls of sugar does Fiela stir into Selling's brew?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

9. How much land do the Komoeties have?
(a) 10 morgan.
(b) 15 morgan.
(c) 11 morgan.
(d) 12 morgan.

10. How much money does Fiela tell Benjamin she is sending with him in Chapter 6?
(a) 4 shillings.
(b) 6 shillings.
(c) 7 shillings.
(d) 5 shillings.

11. Where do Benjamin and his siblings live in Chapter 2?
(a) Gouna.
(b) Avontuur.
(c) Iron Neck.
(d) Long Kloof.

12. In Chapter 5, who does Elias want Nina to get coffee from?
(a) Emma.
(b) Gertie.
(c) Sofie.
(d) Malie.

13. By midday in Chapter 1, how many woodcutters are searching for Lukas?
(a) 17.
(b) 16.
(c) 15.
(d) 14.

14. In Chapter 2, how far do the mountains stretch from west to east?
(a) 180 miles.
(b) 100 miles.
(c) 145 miles.
(d) 200 miles.

15. What plants does Benjamin see when they enter the forest in Chapter 7?
(a) Gum Arabic.
(b) Periwinkles.
(c) Ferns.
(d) Cape Aloe.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, how many of the first chicks Fiela has are God's?

2. What color shirt does Dawid bring back in Chapter 6 for Benjamin to wear?

3. When were Selling and Fiela married?

4. What day does Fiela decide to go get Benjamin in Chapter 10?

5. When are Elias and Barta to be in the village courtroom at the end of Chapter 5?

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