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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How many ostrich chicks did Fiela steal when she got Kicker?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

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

6. In Chapter 8, who does Elias remember came and lifted the sweet potatoes for them?
(a) Malie.
(b) Dawid.
(c) Krisjan.
(d) Martiens.

7. In Chapter 8, what is the name of Elias's cousin who works in the village?
(a) Maxim.
(b) Stefaans.
(c) Abel.
(d) Hugo.

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

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

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

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

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

13. What month does it rain in Chapter 4?
(a) May.
(b) March.
(c) April.
(d) February.

14. How old does Elias think that Nina is in Chapter 5?
(a) 8 or 9.
(b) 12.
(c) 13.
(d) 10 or 11.

15. What color shirt does Dawid bring back in Chapter 6 for Benjamin to wear?
(a) Beige.
(b) Red.
(c) White.
(d) Blue.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 8, what does Elias use to make the shoes Barta borrowed fit her better?

3. In Chapter 5, how many sons does Elias have bringing in food?

4. In Chapter 6 when Fiela goes out to the ostriches, what bird does she hear?

5. Where do Benjamin and his siblings live in Chapter 2?

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