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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. What time does Fiela reach Knysna in Chapter 13?
(a) Early evening.
(b) Sundown.
(c) Noon.
(d) Dawn.

2. At the beginning of Chapter 17, how long does it rain over the Kloof?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 4 days.

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

4. How many elephants did Elias run into when he went to collect Nina's first wages in Chapter 20?
(a) 1.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 11.

5. When is Dawid buried?
(a) June 1881.
(b) May 1881.
(c) March 1881.
(d) April 1881.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, how much doe sthe man from Long Kloof pay for beams?

2. In Chapter 13, where does Fiela sleep when she gets to Knysna?

3. In Chapter 20, how long has Elias been trapped on Barnard's Island?

4. 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?

5. What size is the shelter the Komoeties build for the ostriches?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Petrus talks to the magistrate about Benjamin?

2. Where did Fiela find shelter on the road, and where does she find shelter in Knysna?

3. Why did Pace, the shopkeeper at Uniondale take the church to court?

4. What progress is being made with Elias's work in Chapter 14?

5. In Chapter 15, why does Fiela return to Knysna?

6. What are Fiela's children doing in Chapter 21?

7. In Chapter 14, what happens when Nina returns after she runs off?

8. At the end of Chapter 20, what does Willem learn when he takes Nina back to the village when she returns after a week?

9. How does Benjamin become Lukas in Chapter 19?

10. In Chapter 22, where is Nina, and what does Lukas ask of her?

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