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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 3, when does Fiela say that Benjamin was left at her place?
(a) 9 years ago.
(b) 10 years ago.
(c) 8 years ago.
(d) 7 years ago.

4. How often does the post-cart come to Long Kloof?
(a) Every 2-3 weeks.
(b) Every 6-7 weeks.
(c) Once a month.
(d) Every second week.

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

6. What day does Fiela decide to go get Benjamin in Chapter 10?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Sunday.

7. What is the weather like in Chapter 1?
(a) Sunny.
(b) Rainy.
(c) Partly cloudy.
(d) Foggy.

8. By the fourth day that Lukas is missing, how many men are searching?
(a) 24.
(b) 18.
(c) 28.
(d) 30.

9. What color were Lukas's eyes?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) Gray.
(d) Brown.

10. Who watches Nina while Elias and Bart go to the village in Chapter 8?
(a) Malie.
(b) Anna.
(c) Sofie.
(d) Gertie.

11. Who does Fiela remember had promised her would raise Benjamin if something happened to her?
(a) Auntie Leia.
(b) Miss Lucy.
(c) Miss Baby.
(d) Auntie Maria.

12. In Chapter 8, what do Elias and Barta eat before they go into the village?
(a) Sweet potatoes and ash-bread.
(b) Sandwiches.
(c) Jerky.
(d) Bread and lard.

13. How much did Petrus pay for two young ostrich chicks at Oudtshoorn?
(a) 6 pounds.
(b) 8 pounds.
(c) 12 pounds.
(d) 10 pounds.

14. What flowers bloom on the slope where the peddlar stops his horses in Chapter 3?
(a) Flame Lilies.
(b) Barberton Daisys.
(c) Candelabras.
(d) Buttercups.

15. What is the name of the tall man who brings Benjamin to the magistrate?
(a) John.
(b) Samuel.
(c) Ebenezer.
(d) Peter.

Short Answer Questions

1. When were Selling and Fiela married?

2. In Chapter 7, by what time are the worst of the mountains behind Benjamin and the men taking him to the magistrate?

3. In Chapter 8, what time are Elias and Barta to be at the magistrate's?

4. What type of wood can Fiela smell when she goes inside the house in Chapter 6?

5. When the wind comes from what direction does the aloe not yield sap?

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