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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Charlie's job in London?
(a) Waiter.
(b) Grocer's assistant.
(c) Petty thief.
(d) Dental hygenist.

2. How did Mary wear her hair?
(a) In a short ponytail.
(b) Like a little girl.
(c) Unkempt and messy.
(d) Long and free.

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

4. What does Mary do for most of the day?
(a) Go walking on the veld.
(b) Drink.
(c) Clean.
(d) Sew.

5. What does Tony realize about "white civilization?"
(a) That it has no place in Africa.
(b) That it is superior and should be protected.
(c) That it is doomed to failure.
(d) That it can never have human relations with black people.

Short Answer Questions

1. About what do Dick and Mary fight?

2. To what does Mary tell herself she is getting close?

3. How far is the farm from town?

4. How does Mary ruin her first romantic relationship?

5. Where has Mary not been since her marriage?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mary change Dick's house? How does Dick feel about this?

2. Describe Mary's attempt to return to her old job and leave Dick.

3. Describe Mary's background and early childhood.

4. What were the two happy times during Mary's childhood?

5. Describe the scenery surrounding the farm.

6. When and why was Mary so fortunate? How did she feel about her good fortune?

7. Of what is every white woman in South Africa brought up to be afraid?

8. How do people react to the newspaper article about the murder?

9. How does Charlie feel about his assistant, Marston?

10. What did people in Lobengula's kingdom do when they commit a crime? What is the custom for talking about African history?

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