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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Mary wrap in blankets to help keep Dick warm?
(a) Manure.
(b) Chickens.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Bricks.

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

5. How many pounds does Charlie's assistant get paid?
(a) Thirty-four.
(b) Ten.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Twenty.

6. When will Dick and Mary get off the farm?
(a) A decade or less.
(b) Years, if ever.
(c) Next season, if the crops fail again.
(d) Never.

7. What feelings does Mary have towards Dick?
(a) Hate.
(b) Pity.
(c) Love.
(d) Resentment.

8. What disease does Dick get?
(a) Influenza.
(b) Typhoid.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Cholera.

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

10. What type of crop is being planted on the farm?
(a) Tobacco.
(b) Corn.
(c) Hemp.
(d) Mealies.

11. What makes an irritating noise for Mary?
(a) Birds.
(b) Cicadas.
(c) Crickets.
(d) Toads.

12. What does Charlie offer to do?
(a) Buy the farm.
(b) Talk to Mary for Dick.
(c) Lend Dick some money.
(d) Help Dick with the farming.

13. Who owns Dick's farm?
(a) The government.
(b) Dick.
(c) The weather.
(d) Charlie Slatter.

14. Where does Moses sit down?
(a) On the verandah.
(b) In the compound.
(c) Against a tree.
(d) In the store.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From where did Moses come?

2. What is the hottest month of the year in South Africa?

3. What is the rainy month this year?

4. What does Moses ask Mary at the end of the chapter?

5. What does Dick take to prevent himself from getting sick?

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