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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. From what was the young illegal immigrant patient suffering?
(a) Appendicitis.
(b) Dehydration.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Mental illness.

2. How does Laurence feel about Frank's attitude regarding Laurence's ideas about the village?
(a) He is relieved.
(b) He is excited.
(c) He is offended.
(d) He is angered.

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

4. Where does Laurence invite Frank to go with him?
(a) Into the city.
(b) On a hike.
(c) Across the border.
(d) Into the neighboring town.

5. Why did Laurence want to go to the village?
(a) He needed to do some physical activity.
(b) He was looking for a girl he once knew.
(c) He wanted to move there.
(d) He wanted to see the conditions they lived in.

Short Answer Questions

1. What promise does Frank keep to Laurence in regards to Zanele?

2. What does Laurence put in the room he rents from Mama for Zanele?

3. Why was Dr. Waters coming to the hospital?

4. What confuses Laurence about the hospital office?

5. How does the evening between Zanele and Frank end?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Frank feel about Zanele's idealism and how does this relate to how he feels about Laurence?

2. How did Frank's feelings about sharing his room change throughout Chapter 1?

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

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

5. What information does Maria tell Frank about how long she has been in town and how she got there?

6. Why did Laurence want to hike to this particular village?

7. What information about herself does Zanele share with Frank?

8. What is Frank's opinion about the steps Laurence is taking to protect the items at the hospital from looting and how does Laurence respond?

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

10. Why doesn't Frank mention the patients condition and how does Laurence respond?

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