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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 does Zanele do in Sudan?
(a) She works in a clinic.
(b) She teaches children.
(c) She runs a library.
(d) She translates.

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

3. Which of the following seems to be Frank's mantra as Laurence attempts to better the hospital and area?
(a) Do not upset the delicate balance.
(b) Why bother, it does not matter.
(c) Why work when there are no patients.
(d) Stop before you make someone angry.

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

5. What topic does Frank try to talk to Laurence about, but Laurence shows no interest in?
(a) Women.
(b) Racial Issues.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Politics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which word best describes how Laurence treats every patient he sees?

2. How does Laurence feel about Frank's attitude regarding Laurence's ideas about the village?

3. Which of the following is the best antonym for the term apathetic?

4. What does Frank call Laurence at the end of Chapter 4?

5. What does Laurence's commitment to the patients at the hospital reveal about Frank?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Frank come to become a doctor?

2. What information is shared about Frank's marriage and his current love life?

3. What was the real reason Laurence was never able to find his parents' grave?

4. What happens when Frank asks Maria to come back to his room with him?

5. What happens when Frank goes to visit Maria and asks her to tell him more about her life?

6. What happened to Frank's wife, Karen?

7. What does Laurence invite Frank to do and how does he prepare?

8. What confuses Laurence about the hospital?

9. What happens when Frank suggests they stop and eat after swimming and what new information does Laurence reveal about their mission?

10. How does Laurence treat all of the patients he sees and how does this make Frank feel?

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