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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. In Chapter 19, what bird do Lukas and Nina hear when they are in the forest?
(a) Knysna warbler.
(b) Protea seedeater.
(c) Chorister robin.
(d) Rudd's lakr.

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

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

7. In Chapter 18, what type of tree does Elias tell Benjamin to climb?
(a) Yellowwood.
(b) Mahogany.
(c) Palm.
(d) Stinkwood.

8. How many ostrich chicks does Fiela say she will bring the magistrate in Chapter 15 if he has the forest woman say what Benjamin was wearing when he got lost?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

9. How many lashes does the Outeniqua say in Chapter 13 say that the magistrate gave him for being drunk?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

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

11. How long has Lukas been from the Long Kloof in Chapter 19?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 1 1/2 years.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 2 1/2 years.

12. In Chapter 12, how long has it been since Benjamin left Wolwekraal?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 6 days.
(d) 3 days.

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

14. What size is the shelter the Komoeties build for the ostriches?
(a) 12 feet long and 12 feet high.
(b) 8 feel long and 8 feet high.
(c) 5 feet long and 5 feet high.
(d) 10 feet long and 10 feet high.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 21, how long has Benjamin been gone?

3. In Chapter 16, how many times does Elias remember that a man named Frans had his house damaged by elephants?

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

5. What dialect does Fiela speak in Chapter 13?

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