3. Why did Mary have no desire to get married?
(a) Her personality was unpleasant and no one wanted to marry her.
(b) She was very ugly.
(c) The idea of home brought back bad memories.
(d) She did not like men.

4. What is the only part of the newspaper that Mary reads?
(a) Obituaries.
(b) Births and marriages.
(c) The sports section.
(d) The economic news.

5. How does Mary punish Samson for stealing?
(a) She docks his wages.
(b) She fires him.
(c) She beats him with a sjambok.
(d) She screams at him for an hour.

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

7. Where is "Home" for Mary, even though she has never been there?
(a) Ireland.
(b) America.
(c) Scotland.
(d) England.

8. What does Samson do after being punished?
(a) Go in a corner and cry.
(b) Kill Mary.
(c) Quit.
(d) Nothing.

9. What becomes an obsession for Mary?
(a) The new servant.
(b) Money.
(c) Racism.
(d) Heat.

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

11. How long have Dick and Mary been married at this point in the story?
(a) Three years.
(b) Two years.
(c) One year.
(d) Six months.

12. What does Tony say in the car after leaving the house?
(a) That he will not shut up.
(b) That Charlie has something to do with the murder.
(c) Something about responsibility.
(d) Nothing.

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

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

15. What changes Mary's attitude towards her life?
(a) She meets a man and falls instantly in love.
(b) She learns that she was adopted.
(c) She overhears her friends talking about how she will never get married.
(d) She wakes up one day and realizes that she is miserable.