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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How far is the farm from town?
(a) Almost exactly a hundred miles.
(b) Over a hundred miles.
(c) Just under a hundred miles.
(d) A hundred kilometers.

3. What was Mary's strength and weakness?
(a) Beauty.
(b) Wits.
(c) Stubbornness.
(d) Shyness.

4. What did Dick buy in preparation for Mary's arrival at the farm?
(a) A cake.
(b) A bed.
(c) A mirror.
(d) Balloons.

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

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

7. Of what did Mary's brother and sister die?
(a) Diabetes.
(b) Cholera.
(c) Dysentery.
(d) Malaria.

8. What does Mary always do in the afternoon?
(a) Knit.
(b) Work in the store for hours.
(c) Cry.
(d) Sleep.

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

10. Who is arrested for murder?
(a) The milkman.
(b) The paperboy.
(c) The houseboy.
(d) The poolboy.

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

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

13. What does Mary wish Dick would install in the house?
(a) Windows.
(b) Ceilings.
(c) Proper flooring.
(d) Air conditioning.

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

15. What can't Mary pay?
(a) The cost of her train ticket.
(b) The bill at the restaurant.
(c) The lawyer's fees to divorce Dick.
(d) Her hotel bill.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Samson do after being punished?

2. What is the extraordinary thing about the murder?

3. What type of work did Mary enjoy?

4. How often is a trip made by car to the station?

5. Where is "Home" for Mary, even though she has never been there?

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