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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 12, how long does Barta say that Willem said they would be cutting wagon wood?
(a) At least 3 weeks.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 5 weeks.
(d) About a month.

2. What is the cost of a marriage fee?
(a) 1 pound.
(b) 2 pounds.
(c) 4 pounds.
(d) 3 pounds.

3. What time does Fiela reach Knysna in Chapter 13?
(a) Early evening.
(b) Sundown.
(c) Dawn.
(d) Noon.

4. What parts of the Bible does Auntie Gertie like Lukas to read to her in Chapter 19?
(a) Psalms, Proverbs, and parts of Matthew.
(b) Genesis, Exodus, and I and II Kings.
(c) Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
(d) Psalms, Proverbs, and Eccleasiastes.

5. Which of Barta's sisters does Elias think that Nina is like?
(a) Aletta.
(b) Jantine.
(c) Nonnie.
(d) Betje.

6. On what notch does Elias return in Chapter 18?
(a) 43.
(b) 44.
(c) 45.
(d) 56.

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

8. In Chapter 15, what day of the week does Fiela return to Knysna?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Monday.

9. In Chapter 12, who is the first person to notice that Elias has put Nina to work on the beams?
(a) Malie.
(b) Anna.
(c) Sofie.
(d) Gertie.

10. Where is the ghost ship from in Chapter 23?
(a) England.
(b) Italy.
(c) Spain.
(d) France.

11. Where does Petrus think the story about Solomon that Fiela is looking for in Chapter 15 is found?
(a) Joshua.
(b) Kings.
(c) Chronicles.
(d) Exodus.

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

13. What plants does Benjamin wonder if they are flowering in Wolwekraal?
(a) Arum lily.
(b) Blue Iris.
(c) Yellow clivia.
(d) Grandiflora.

14. 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.

15. In Chapter 20, how long does Elias remember that it took a cow to find a man at Karatara who shot a calf and trample him to death?
(a) 2 1/2 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 3 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times has Malie been outside the forest in her life in Chapter 12?

2. How many elephants did Elias run into when he went to collect Nina's first wages in Chapter 20?

3. When is Dawid buried?

4. In Chapter 12, how old is Malie?

5. In Chapter 20, how long has Elias been trapped on Barnard's Island?

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