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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. Why does Maria tell Frank not to come one day?
(a) Because her husband will be there.
(b) Because she has to go to work.
(c) Because she needs to go out.
(d) Because her neighbors are beginning to talk.

2. How did Laurence meet his girlfriend?
(a) He met her when she was doing famine relief work.
(b) He has known her since they were both children.
(c) He met her at the hospital.
(d) He met her while they were both studying to be doctors.

3. What does Ngema suggest Frank take Waters on?
(a) A full tour of the hospital.
(b) A ride to see the better hospital.
(c) A trip to the country.
(d) A city tour.

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

5. What is the setting of the story as it opens?
(a) Government building.
(b) Hospital.
(c) School.
(d) Home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What wakes Laurence and Frank up at night after they return to their room from their hike?

2. What happened to Laurence's parents?

3. What does Zanele do in Sudan?

4. Which character does Frank suggest Laurence room with instead of him?

5. What does Laurence comment to Frank he wishes he had done previously?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ngema respond to Laurence and how does this affect Laurence?

2. Who is the Brigadier and and what are some of the rumors about him?

3. Why does Frank believe Dr. Ngema suggested he take Laurence on the full tour?

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

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

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

7. What does Frank keep from Laurence and how does he react to it?

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

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

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

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