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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Mary's father's job?
(a) Pumpman.
(b) Postman.
(c) Foreman.
(d) Policeman.

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

3. At what time do Mary and Dick reach the farm?
(a) Mid afternoon.
(b) Late at night.
(c) Early in the morning.
(d) Lunchtime.

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

5. From where did the dance music that Mary used to listen to come?
(a) England.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) America.

6. How does Samson's situation change?
(a) It gets worse.
(b) It improves daily.
(c) It says the same.
(d) It has its ups and downs.

7. Who discovered the body?
(a) Farm boys.
(b) Moses.
(c) Dick Turner.
(d) Charlie Slatter.

8. How does Slatter notify the police about the murder?
(a) Note by courier.
(b) Slatter does not notify the police.
(c) He drives there himself.
(d) Telephone.

9. What does Tony realize about "white civilization?"
(a) That it is doomed to failure.
(b) That it has no place in Africa.
(c) That it is superior and should be protected.
(d) That it can never have human relations with black people.

10. What type of clothes does Mary buy for herself?
(a) Elegant and expensive.
(b) Tailor-made.
(c) Designer.
(d) Childish and simple.

11. What time does Dick usually go to bed?
(a) Ten.
(b) Eight.
(c) Nine.
(d) Seven-thirty.

12. Who is Mary's first prospective husband?
(a) A strong native farm worker.
(b) Her boss at the office.
(c) A short-tempered financier.
(d) A middle-aged widower.

13. What was Charlie's job in London?
(a) Waiter.
(b) Grocer's assistant.
(c) Dental hygenist.
(d) Petty thief.

14. Who drives Mary to the station?
(a) One of the natives.
(b) Charlie.
(c) Tony Marston.
(d) Dick.

15. What would Mary do with groups of young people?
(a) Go for picnics.
(b) Go for a walk.
(c) Go swimming.
(d) Go on shopping sprees.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many prospective employees does Mary go through before she finds one she will keep?

2. Of what did Mary's brother and sister die?

3. What product causes the most loss at the store?

4. What does Mary forget to give the boy?

5. What does Mary take for granted about Samson?

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