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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 long did Nina sit in the forest after she was let go from a job in the village in Chapter 20?
(a) 5 days.
(b) Nearly 2 weeks.
(c) Almost a week.
(d) 3 days.

2. How many times has Malie been outside the forest in her life in Chapter 12?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

3. What day of the week does Petrus return and tell Fiela that Benjamin will be staying in the forest in Chapter 17?
(a) Friday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Saturday.

4. In Chapter 18 after the pit is finished, how often does Elias go into the forest for a while?
(a) Every 3rd or 4th day.
(b) Every 5th day.
(c) Every 2nd or 3rd day.
(d) Every 4th day.

5. In Chapter 13, where does Fiela remember that she found shelter the night before?
(a) Under a thicket.
(b) Cave.
(c) In an abandoned shed.
(d) Under an evergreen.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Fiela gets up in the morning in Chapter 13, how many oxen does she see?

2. In Chapter 24, how many sweet potatoes does Elias pay to learn a way to get past the elephants?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Benjamin become Lukas in Chapter 19?

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

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

5. In Chapter 12, what plans do Benjamin and Nina make?

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

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

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. What is Kaliel September's house like?

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

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