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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 notches has Benamin made in the cross-poles of the scaffold to mark the days when it starts to rain in Chapter 14?
(a) 17.
(b) 14.
(c) 18.
(d) 15.

2. When Fiela gets up in the morning in Chapter 13, how many oxen does she see?
(a) 16.
(b) 18.
(c) 14.
(d) 12.

3. At the end of Chapter 15, what wakes Fiela?
(a) Rain.
(b) Horses squealing.
(c) Kicker roaring.
(d) Thunder.

4. When does the forester plan to come to see Elias in Chapter 16?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Sunday.

5. What is the cost of a marriage fee?
(a) 2 pounds.
(b) 3 pounds.
(c) 1 pound.
(d) 4 pounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many elephants chase Elias in Chapter 19?

2. What color flowers does Benjamin see when Nina disappears on the path in Chapter 12?

3. 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?

4. How many times has Malie been outside the forest in her life in Chapter 12?

5. How long has Benjamin been with the van Rooyen's in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Benjamin thinking at the beginning of Chapter 12?

3. What is Elias's latest plan to trap an elephant for its tusks in Chapter 16?

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

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

6. What has Elias's life been like for the last two years in Chapter 20?

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

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

9. Why is Nina upset at the end of Chapter 18?

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

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