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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 7, how long does Benjamin remember that his father said it would take to get to the magistrate's?
(a) 4-5 hours.
(b) Around noon.
(c) Till dark.
(d) 8-9 hours.

2. How many times has Elias been to Long Kloof in Chapter 8?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

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

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

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

6. In Chapter 5, how many sons does Elias have bringing in food?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

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

8. How old is Kicker in Chapter 3?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 1 1/2 years.

9. How long after Lukas disappears is a small skeleton found?
(a) 5 months.
(b) 11 months.
(c) 7 months.
(d) 9 months.

10. In Chapter 9, how many other boys does the magistrate have stand with Benjamin when Barta decides if he is her child?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

11. When is the search for Lukas called off because he is probably dead?
(a) 7 days.
(b) 6 days.
(c) 8 days.
(d) 10 days.

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

13. What time did Elias and Barta leave for the village in Chapter 8?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

14. In Chapter 6 when Fiela goes out to the ostriches, what bird does she hear?
(a) Nightjar.
(b) Pigeon.
(c) Finfoot.
(d) Cuckoo.

15. What does Fiela want Emma to take to Miss Baby and Auntie Maria in Chapter 6?
(a) Soap.
(b) Bread.
(c) Rice.
(d) Wood.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Lukas disappear?

2. What flowers bloom on the slope where the peddlar stops his horses in Chapter 3?

3. Who watches Nina while Elias and Bart go to the village in Chapter 8?

4. What color were Lukas's eyes?

5. What plants does Benjamin see when they enter the forest in Chapter 7?

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