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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dick hate?
(a) Wrongly accusing the servants.
(b) Hitting the servants.
(c) Changing of the servants.
(d) Referring to the servants by their first names.

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

3. About what does Mary dream?
(a) Moses leaving her.
(b) Moses touching her.
(c) Moses hitting her.
(d) Moses kissing her.

4. What does Mary do in front of Moses?
(a) Steal from Dick.
(b) Hit another servant.
(c) Cry.
(d) Vomit.

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

6. What does a native give Mary?
(a) A piece of paper.
(b) A bomb.
(c) A glass of water.
(d) A gift.

7. From where did a new idea in farming that Dick tried come?
(a) The colonies.
(b) England.
(c) Canada.
(d) America.

8. What does Mary do to one of the workers?
(a) Make an unforgivable insult in his language.
(b) Fire him.
(c) Hit him.
(d) Kiss him.

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

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

11. What is Mary's refuge in the house?
(a) The bath.
(b) The sofa.
(c) Her bedroom.
(d) The cellar.

12. How does Mary feel about the new crop?
(a) Ambivalent.
(b) Wary.
(c) Full of dread.
(d) Excited.

13. How many children does Charlie's assistant have?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Six.
(c) Nine.
(d) Ten.

14. How does Moses comfort Mary?
(a) He tells her about the hardships he faced at home.
(b) He gives her a handkerchief to dry her eyes.
(c) He gives her a shot of whiskey and takes her out on the verandah.
(d) He gives her a glass of water and tells her to sleep.

15. With what does Mary refuse to help Dick?
(a) The farm.
(b) Managing the workers.
(c) Fetching water.
(d) Tending the store.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mary feel about managing the farm after she starts working?

2. What has Dick sold?

3. How long do Dick and Charlie argue?

4. What dies because of Mary's neglect?

5. What month is it at the beginning of the chapter?

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