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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many elephants did Elias run into when he went to collect Nina's first wages in Chapter 20?
(a) 11.
(b) 1.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.

2. When does the forester plan to come to see Elias in Chapter 16?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Sunday.

3. At the end of Chpater 13, what disease does Fiela remember nursing Benjamin through a fever?
(a) Measles.
(b) Mumps.
(c) Chicken pox.
(d) Scarlet fever.

4. In Chapter 24, how many sweet potatoes does Elias pay to learn a way to get past the elephants?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 8.

5. At the beginning of Chapter 17, how long does it rain over the Kloof?
(a) 4 days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 5 days.

6. At the beginning of Chapter 18, what notch does Benjamin cut in the pole?
(a) 40.
(b) 38.
(c) 39.
(d) 41.

7. In Chapter 15, what story is Kittie looking for in the Bible?
(a) Two women who had fought over a child.
(b) The people being driven out of the garden.
(c) The boy who killed a giant.
(d) Jesus healing a girl.

8. What bird do Nina and Lukas hear when they are walking to the village in Chapter 19?
(a) Warbler.
(b) Pipit.
(c) Lourie.
(d) Rockjumper.

9. What day of the week does Elias begin teaching Benjamin to make beams in Chapter 12?
(a) Monday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Wednesday.

10. Who walks Nina to the village to work in Chapter 19?
(a) Willem.
(b) Kristoffel.
(c) Lukas.
(d) Barta.

11. What does Nina find lying dead in the pit in Chapter 18?
(a) Elephant calf.
(b) Cow elephant.
(c) Boar elephant.
(d) Two elephant calves.

12. In Chapter 13, where does Fiela remember that she found shelter the night before?
(a) Under an evergreen.
(b) Under a thicket.
(c) Cave.
(d) In an abandoned shed.

13. How many elephants chase Elias in Chapter 19?
(a) 7.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

14. In Chapter 19, who goes to the village after the beams are sold?
(a) Kristoffel and Willem.
(b) Elias and Kristoffel.
(c) Willem and Lukas.
(d) Kristoffel and Nina.

15. When Fiela gets up in the morning in Chapter 13, how many oxen does she see?
(a) 18.
(b) 16.
(c) 14.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lukas's favorite place in the forest in Chapter 19?

2. What is the cost of a marriage fee?

3. How long did Nina sit in the forest after she was let go from a job in the village in Chapter 20?

4. At the end of Chapter 20, how much is Nina being paid when she gets another job in the village?

5. How many lashes does the Outeniqua say in Chapter 13 say that the magistrate gave him for being drunk?

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