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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 5, what day of the week does Elias see three elephants coming up the path?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Saturday.

3. What is the weather like in Chapter 1?
(a) Rainy.
(b) Foggy.
(c) Sunny.
(d) Partly cloudy.

4. When were Selling and Fiela married?
(a) March 9, 1859.
(b) January 3, 1859.
(c) June 17, 1859.
(d) September 30, 1859.

5. In Chapter 6, what child did Pollie kick the day before?
(a) Kittie.
(b) Emma.
(c) Dawid.
(d) Tollie.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, when do the officials say they will bring Benjamin back home?

2. By the end of April in Chapter 4, how long have the Komoeties been taking the ostriches to the pasture?

3. What day does Fiela decide to go get Benjamin in Chapter 10?

4. In Chapter 2, how far do the mountains stretch from west to east?

5. What does Fiela want Emma to take to Miss Baby and Auntie Maria in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 10, what does Benjamin see and feel when he gets to Barnard's Island?

2. What was Selling's sentence when he was convicted of murder, and how did he get free?

3. What work does Selling do, and why is work a struggle for him?

4. In Chapter 6, why does Fiela want Tollie to stay in the house?

5. In Chapter 9, what happens when Barta comes to see Benjamin?

6. How is Barta cared for when Lukas is missing?

7. What does Fiela decide to do on Monday in Chapter 10?

8. In Chapter 8, why did Barta and Elias not spend the night in the village, and when did they have to leave because they did not spend the night?

9. How did Fiela get a male ostrich?

10. How difficult was it to tame Kicker?

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