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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 7, how long does Benjamin remember that his father said it would take to get to the magistrate's?
(a) Till dark.
(b) Around noon.
(c) 4-5 hours.
(d) 8-9 hours.

2. What does Fiela want Emma to take to Miss Baby and Auntie Maria in Chapter 6?
(a) Bread.
(b) Rice.
(c) Soap.
(d) Wood.

3. How many ostrich chicks did Fiela steal when she got Kicker?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

4. When are Elias and Barta to be in the village courtroom at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Tuesday.

5. In Chapter 9, how many other boys does the magistrate have stand with Benjamin when Barta decides if he is her child?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times has Elias been to Long Kloof in Chapter 8?

2. By midday in Chapter 1, how many woodcutters are searching for Lukas?

3. Where do Benjamin and his siblings live in Chapter 2?

4. What time did Elias and Barta leave for the village in Chapter 8?

5. How much land do the Komoeties have?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Elias van Rooyen do for a living, and how does his work compare to the work other families on Barnard's Island do?

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

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

6. How did the woodcutters help Elias and Barta before they left for the village?

7. What does Fiela send with Benjamin when he has to go see the magistrate in Chapter 6?

8. How is Pollie settling in at Fiela's?

9. Why was Selling convicted of murder when Fiela was pregnant with Emma?

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

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