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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dick keep locked?
(a) The door to the bedroom.
(b) His gun cabinet.
(c) The food bins.
(d) Samson's leg cuffs.

2. How many miles does Slatter live from the Turners?
(a) Five.
(b) Seven.
(c) Two and a half.
(d) Three.

3. Why did Charlie come to Africa?
(a) To start over.
(b) To escape the police.
(c) To make money.
(d) To get some sun.

4. What was Mary afraid of above all else?
(a) Herself.
(b) Men.
(c) Being alone.
(d) Dying.

5. What springs up along the railway lines?
(a) Dorps.
(b) Derps.
(c) Dirps.
(d) Darps.

6. Where does Dick Turner first see Mary?
(a) The store.
(b) The town dance hall.
(c) The cinema.
(d) The veld.

7. How often is a trip made by car to the station?
(a) Once a week.
(b) Once every two months.
(c) Once a month.
(d) Once every two weeks.

8. What does Samson let out?
(a) The cattle.
(b) A secret.
(c) The dogs.
(d) The chickens.

9. What is the best ground on Dick's farm?
(a) The flower beds.
(b) The potato garden.
(c) The tree plantation.
(d) The untouched veld.

10. Who are the Afrikaners?
(a) The South African government.
(b) Militants.
(c) Blacks.
(d) Poor whites.

11. How far away is the station from the farm?
(a) Nine miles.
(b) Two miles.
(c) Seven miles.
(d) Twenty-five miles.

12. What symbolizes the Africa created by financiers and mine magnates?
(a) Graveyards.
(b) Stores.
(c) Chains.
(d) The sjambok.

13. What pictures does Dick have on his wall?
(a) A strawberry basket woman and a woman of about thirty.
(b) A pepper hat girl and an infant.
(c) A chocolate box lady and a child.
(d) A candy-striped lass and a pleasant-looking grandmother.

14. What type of car does Charlie drive?
(a) Modest European.
(b) Fat American.
(c) Humble British.
(d) Sleek Japanese.

15. What type of shoes is Mary wearing when she arrives at the farm?
(a) Loafers.
(b) Business shoes.
(c) Hiking boots.
(d) High heels.

Short Answer Questions

1. From where did the dance music that Mary used to listen to come?

2. Who is found murdered?

3. How does Mary ruin her first romantic relationship?

4. What does Mary use to buy decorations for the house?

5. What type of clothes does Mary buy for herself?

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