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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 3, what are the children chasing?
(a) Chickens.
(b) Ostrich.
(c) Rooster.
(d) Puppy.

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

5. How much land do the Laghaans have?
(a) 9 morgan.
(b) 8 morgan.
(c) 6 morgan.
(d) 5 morgan.

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

7. In Chapter 8, what time are Elias and Barta to be at the magistrate's?
(a) 12.
(b) 1.
(c) 11.
(d) 10.

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

9. When was Fiela born?
(a) October 19, 1836.
(b) June 11, 1836.
(c) March 7, 1836.
(d) September 24, 1836.

10. What type of wood can Fiela smell when she goes inside the house in Chapter 6?
(a) Sipo.
(b) Padouk.
(c) Doussie.
(d) Rhinoceros.

11. How many times does Fiela have to smash the head of the puff-adder at her back door in Chapter 3?
(a) A dozen.
(b) 8.
(c) 11.
(d) Half a dozen.

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

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

14. When do they estimate that Selling was born?
(a) 1820.
(b) 1825.
(c) 1815.
(d) 1819.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Kransie in Chapter 1?

2. In Chapter 3, how much money does Fiela remember that she got for Kicker's feathers the August before?

3. How many planks are in the ceiling and benches are in the room where Benjamin waits in Chapter 9?

4. In Chapter 8, what do Elias and Barta eat before they go into the village?

5. What month does it rain in Chapter 4?

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