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

2. Who walks Nina to the village to work in Chapter 19?
(a) Willem.
(b) Kristoffel.
(c) Lukas.
(d) Barta.

3. What bird do Nina and Lukas hear when they are walking to the village in Chapter 19?
(a) Rockjumper.
(b) Warbler.
(c) Lourie.
(d) Pipit.

4. What does Nina find lying dead in the pit in Chapter 18?
(a) Cow elephant.
(b) Elephant calf.
(c) Two elephant calves.
(d) Boar elephant.

5. How much does Rossinski give Selling for the hides in Chapter 15?
(a) 2 pennies each.
(b) 1 penny each.
(c) 3 pennies each.
(d) 4 pennies each.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many lashes does the Outeniqua say in Chapter 13 say that the magistrate gave him for being drunk?

2. What dialect does Fiela speak in Chapter 13?

3. What day of the week does Elias begin teaching Benjamin to make beams in Chapter 12?

4. In Chapter 19, where does Nina get the dress she wears to work in the village?

5. When Fiela first returned to Wolwekraal after going to Knysna, how many days did she spend in bed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does a forester visit with Elias and Barta in Chapter 16, and what does he learn?

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

3. What happens to Dawid in Chapter 21?

4. Why does Elias pay Han Oukas 10 sweet potatoes?

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

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

7. In Chapter 19, what arrangements does Elias make for Nina, and how does she react?

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

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

10. What is Kaliel September's house like?

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