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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 age is Mary approaching?
(a) Forty.
(b) Thirty-five.
(c) Fifty.
(d) Thirty.

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

3. What does Tony see Moses do?
(a) Steal money from the Turners.
(b) Kill Mary.
(c) Help Mary get dressed.
(d) Read a book.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the rainy month this year?

2. What can Dick and Mary apply for to pay for school fees for a child?

3. Where are Dick's parents?

4. What will come first to destroy the house?

5. How does Mary look?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the compound where the workers and their families live.

2. What is the first law of white South Africa?

3. How does Mary feel about how she arrives at her fate?

4. What dream does Mary have about her father? What do you think its significance is? What else does Mary dream about?

5. How is Dick handling Mary's return?

6. Describe Mary's mood and state of mind as she awakes.

7. What is Mary blocking out? Is she aware of what is happening to her?

8. How, and why, does Moses seek revenge on Mary? What other motives might he have for killing Mary?

9. How do you think Mary really feels about Moses? Why?

10. How are the Turners regarded in the community?

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