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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Zanele tell Frank about his relationship with Laurence?
(a) Laurence respects Frank more than he does Zanele.
(b) Laurence does not trust Frank.
(c) Frank is the only person Laurence has ever shared a room with.
(d) He is the first friend Laurence ever had.

2. What causes the fighting to stop?
(a) Frank knocks on the door.
(b) Mrs. Santanders storms out of the room.
(c) Laurence breaks down the door.
(d) Mr. Santanders comes into Frank and Laurence's room.

3. How long does Maria say that she has been where she is?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 3 years.

4. What job does Frank tell Maria he holds?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Engineer.
(d) Senator.

5. Why did Dr. Ngema think the clinic idea was Frank's not Laurence's?
(a) Because Laurence was trying to help Frank's career.
(b) Because he suggested they start in Maria's village.
(c) Because Dr. Ngema doesn't know the difference between Frank and Laurence.
(d) Because Laurence wanted to give Frank credit.

6. What does Laurence put in the room he rents from Mama for Zanele?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Food and drink.
(c) A bed.
(d) Pictures.

7. Which of the following is not an accurate first impression that Frank had about Laurence?
(a) He looks too young.
(b) He won't last.
(c) He did not have enough knowledge.
(d) He looks lost and bewidered.

8. Who does Zanele say lied to Laurence when he was a child?
(a) His sister.
(b) His parents.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

9. What question does Laurence continually avoid?
(a) Why did he become a doctor?
(b) What does he hope to learn at the hospital?
(c) When will he be leaving the hospital?
(d) Why did he come to the hospital?

10. What happened to Frank after he told the Commandant that the prisoner would not die yet?
(a) He was forced to prepare the man for further beatings.
(b) He was dismissed to his tent.
(c) He was asked to take the man to the hospital.
(d) He was asked to watch the interrogation.

11. What does Laurence comment to Frank he wishes he had done previously?
(a) Studied harder in medical school.
(b) Been in the army.
(c) Worked in a different hospital.
(d) Earned enough money to support the hospital.

12. What was wrong with the man Frank saw in the cell during his time in the army?
(a) He had been beaten to death.
(b) He was being untruthful.
(c) He was faking his injuries.
(d) He was having an asthma attack.

13. Why did the Santanders come to the hospital?
(a) To change the world.
(b) To make a difference.
(c) To hide from the government.
(d) To preach to the masses.

14. What promise does Frank keep to Laurence in regards to Zanele?
(a) He tells Zanele the history of the hospital.
(b) He takes Laurence's shift so Laurence can go out with Zanele.
(c) He keeps other people away from Zanele.
(d) He takes her out to dinner while Laurence works.

15. What happened to all of the contents of the Brigadier's house?
(a) It was taken away in three trucks.
(b) It is sitting outside on the lawn.
(c) It has been moved to storage.
(d) It is all crammed into one locked room.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is coming to visit Laurence?

2. How long has Frank been working at this hospital?

3. Who does Frank say created the town?

4. What does Frank find on his own walk after Laurence leaves to find the village?

5. How does Frank describe his relationship with Maria?

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