2. Why did Frank originally come to the hospital?
(a) He was ordered to work there by the government.
(b) To learn about rural illnesses.
(c) To help the poor.
(d) To take over for Dr. Ngema.

3. What confuses Laurence about the hospital office?
(a) The lack of medical equipment.
(b) Its unkempt office.
(c) The choice of colors.
(d) The small nature of surroundings.

4. Who is the Brigadier?
(a) The biggest drug lord in the country.
(b) The head of the miltary.
(c) The new militia leader who is trying to overthrow the government.
(d) The former, now deposed leader.

5. What angers Frank about the place Laurence has chosen to hike to?
(a) It is a place that is dangerous with many military officials.
(b) It is the most inaccessible village.
(c) It is too far away from where they started.
(d) It has a militia that does not allow outsiders to enter the village.

6. Who is Colonel Moller?
(a) The husband to Mama.
(b) The leader of the resistance.
(c) The head of the army training camps.
(d) The soldier who made Frank examine the prisoner.

7. Which of the following is the best descriptor for the character, Dr. Elf?
(a) Sarcastic.
(b) Comical.
(c) Cynical.
(d) Defiant.

8. What drew Frank to stop and visit Maria the second time?
(a) Her kind nature in helping him previously.
(b) Her misspelled sign.
(c) The items she had displayed outside.
(d) Her beauty.

9. What are the border patrol soldiers assigned to do?
(a) Keep the villagers in order.
(b) To collect taxes and monies from the local business owners.
(c) To provide security to the locals.
(d) Keep illegals, drugs and guns out of the country.

10. Why does Frank lie to Maria?
(a) To keep his two lives separate.
(b) To keep others from knowning about her.
(c) To ensure his own privacy.
(d) To protect her from others.

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

12. With which of the following literary devices does Chapter 2 open?
(a) Simile.
(b) Personification.
(c) Flashback.
(d) Metaphor.

13. Where were the Santanders before they came to the hospital?
(a) Argentina.
(b) South Africa.
(c) Sudan.
(d) Soweto.

14. What does Frank think will happen when he returns after dark to be with Maria?
(a) People will be lying in wait to hurt him.
(b) She will refuse to let him into her home.
(c) The police will arrest him.
(d) She will have disappeared.

15. Why does Dr. Ngema tell Frank that Laurence can't use any of the empty rooms?
(a) Frank needs to spy on his actions.
(b) She wants to ensure he feels welcome.
(c) There will be others filling up the empty rooms.
(d) There is no furniture in those rooms.