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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not a disease prevalent in the English concentration camps?
(a) Measles.
(b) Dysentery.
(c) Typhoid.
(d) Diabetes.

2. With which side do many blacks fight during the Boer wars?
(a) The English.
(b) The Dutch.
(c) The French.
(d) The Portuguese.

3. How old is Heather Botha in Chapter Thirteen?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Forty.
(d) Twenty three.

4. What inspires the English to pass the new law at the beginning of Chapter Eight?
(a) A slave uprising.
(b) A rash of cattle thefts.
(c) The murder of a slave by a Dutchman.
(d) Simon Keer's novel about Dutch slaveholders.

5. What sport do the Troxel brothers love?
(a) Swimming.
(b) Tennis.
(c) Rugby.
(d) Basketball.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what city do Johanna and Piet Krause convince Detleef to come at the beginning of Chapter Twelve?

2. Why are farmers living in squalor in the city when Detleef visits it in Chapter Twelve?

3. What legal step does Mrs. Van Valck take concerning Petra?

4. What is discovered about Petra's father as a result of Mrs. Van Valck's actions?

5. What is the name of Richard Saltwood's South African estate?

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