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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of native does Dick not like?
(a) Natives that can read.
(b) All of the above.
(c) Natives that know too much.
(d) Mission boys.

2. What can Dick and Mary apply for to pay for school fees for a child?
(a) Social assistance.
(b) Second jobs.
(c) A government grant.
(d) Help from charities.

3. By what are people who keep to themselves troubled?
(a) Personal demons.
(b) Unwelcome visitors.
(c) Other people talking about them.
(d) Boredom.

4. What does Mrs. Slatter make repeated attempts to do?
(a) Get Mary out of her way.
(b) Get Mary out of the country.
(c) Get Mary off the farm.
(d) Get Mary out of herself.

5. According to Mary, what proves a man's worth?
(a) The reward his work gets.
(b) How well he can work for a reward.
(c) Rewarding others for their work.
(d) Working without reward.

6. What does Mary hope for Dick to become?
(a) A wealthy socialite.
(b) A happier soul.
(c) A caring father.
(d) A strong man.

7. What is Mary's last moment of happiness?
(a) A sunrise.
(b) A cup of tea.
(c) A tender moment with Dick.
(d) A quiet moment on her sofa.

8. What does Mary hate the most about the workers?
(a) Their rude remarks about her.
(b) Their attitude.
(c) Their smell.
(d) Their language.

9. What is the hottest month of the year in South Africa?
(a) January.
(b) August.
(c) October.
(d) July.

10. From where did Moses come?
(a) The mission.
(b) The slave pens.
(c) Madagascar.
(d) A labor camp.

11. How many workers does Mary manage?
(a) Fifty-five.
(b) One hundred.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Eighty.

12. What does Mary suggest Dick do with the tobacco next year?
(a) Take out a huge loan and plant a massive crop.
(b) Dry it themselves and sell it on the black market.
(c) Smoke it to ease their tension.
(d) Plant no tobacco, only mealies and grains.

13. What does Dick want sent to him?
(a) Tea and sandwiches.
(b) Hamburgers.
(c) A basket of fruit.
(d) Boiled eggs and beer.

14. What happens to Dick in February?
(a) He gets in a car accident.
(b) He gets sick.
(c) He has a stroke of luck with his crops.
(d) All of the above.

15. How does Mary look?
(a) Beautiful in the sun.
(b) Exhausted and angry.
(c) Very sick.
(d) Stoic and strong.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Dick's voice sound when he greets Charlie?

2. What does Mary wrap in blankets to help keep Dick warm?

3. What must Mary do while Dick is sick?

4. How are Mary's usual wakings?

5. What does Tony suggest Mary do?

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