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

2. In Chapter 5, who does Elias want Nina to get coffee from?
(a) Sofie.
(b) Emma.
(c) Malie.
(d) Gertie.

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

4. What type of wood can Fiela smell when she goes inside the house in Chapter 6?
(a) Rhinoceros.
(b) Padouk.
(c) Sipo.
(d) Doussie.

5. In Chapter 5, how many elephants does Dawid say he sees coming down a footpath?
(a) 7.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. By the fourth day that Lukas is missing, how many men are searching?

2. What color were Lukas's eyes?

3. How old does Fiela say that Benjamin is in Chapter 3?

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

5. How often does the post-cart come to Long Kloof?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What possible news of Lukas is there at the end of Chapter 1?

4. Why does Elias work less than he used to in Chapter 5?

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

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

7. How does the search proceed for Lukas?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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