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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. At the end of Chapter 20, how much is Nina being paid when she gets another job in the village?
(a) 2 shillings.
(b) 3 shillings.
(c) 1 crown.
(d) Half a crown.

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

5. How many notches has Benamin made in the cross-poles of the scaffold to mark the days when it starts to rain in Chapter 14?
(a) 14.
(b) 15.
(c) 17.
(d) 18.

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

7. What does Willem earn working on Martiens' team in Chapter 12?
(a) Sweet potatoes.
(b) Tea and sugar.
(c) Coffee and sugar.
(d) A few pennies.

8. How much food does Elias want Barta to pack for him at the end of Chapter 16?
(a) A week's worth.
(b) 4 days worth.
(c) 2 weeks worth.
(d) 2 days worth.

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

10. When Fiela first returned to Wolwekraal after going to Knysna, how many days did she spend in bed?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

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

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

13. In Chapter 19 when Nina and Lukas are walking to the village, how long do they stand when they think they hear elephants?
(a) Nearly an hour.
(b) 20 minutes.
(c) About 30 minutes.
(d) 10 minutes.

14. In Chapter 19, where does Nina get the dress she wears to work in the village?
(a) Auntie Gertie.
(b) Sofie.
(c) Gertrude.
(d) Bet.

15. What type of tree does Nina say that she is not even sure baboons can climb?
(a) Lavender-leaved croton.
(b) Red-heart.
(c) Kalander.
(d) Lebombo wattle.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 13, where does Fiela remember that she found shelter the night before?

2. Where is the ghost ship from in Chapter 23?

3. In Chapter 19, what bird do Lukas and Nina hear when they are in the forest?

4. What parts of the Bible does Auntie Gertie like Lukas to read to her in Chapter 19?

5. In Chapter 18, what type of tree does Elias tell Benjamin to climb?

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