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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. How much money does Fiela tell Benjamin she is sending with him in Chapter 6?
(a) 7 shillings.
(b) 4 shillings.
(c) 6 shillings.
(d) 5 shillings.

2. By the fourth day that Lukas is missing, how many men are searching?
(a) 28.
(b) 30.
(c) 24.
(d) 18.

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

4. In Chapter 6, how many spoonfuls of sugar does Fiela stir into Selling's brew?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

5. By the end of April in Chapter 4, how long have the Komoeties been taking the ostriches to the pasture?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) About 5 weeks.
(c) 6 weeks.
(d) More than 4 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the magistrate want to see Benjamin in Chapter 6?

2. What type of wood can Fiela smell when she goes inside the house in Chapter 6?

3. How many eggs does an ostrich usually lay?

4. In Chapter 1, in what direction does Elias search for Lukas?

5. What flowers bloom on the slope where the peddlar stops his horses in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Benjamin come to live with Selling and Fiela?

2. 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?

3. How difficult was it to tame Kicker?

4. What questions does the magistrate ask Benjamin in Chapter 9?

5. What is the village like in Chapter 7 when Benjamin is taken to the magistrate?

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

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

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

9. In Chapter 5, what scheme does Elias come up with to get elephant tusks?

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

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