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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 was Dr. Waters coming to the hospital?
(a) To make judgments as to the effectiveness of the hospital.
(b) To reform the procedures at the hospital.
(c) To complete a year of community service.
(d) To take over the administration.

2. What does Frank admit to Maria about Laurence?
(a) They are friends.
(b) Dr. Ngema is trying to get him fired.
(c) He is crazy.
(d) He wishes Laurence had never come.

3. How many patients do the doctors visit on rounds?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 1.
(d) .6.

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

5. What was Frank's only encounter with the Brigadier?
(a) He came to the hospital with chest pains.
(b) He saw him once eating in Mama's.
(c) He met him in the army.
(d) He was at the hospital when he came in and destroyed many of the rooms.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why do the people hate the hospital where Frank and Laurence work?

3. When Frank stops at Mama's to ask about a room, what does he see there?

4. When was it that Frank pressed Maria to learn her real name?

5. Who does Zanele say lied to Laurence when he was a child?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What information does Franks share with Laurence about the town and the hospital?

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

5. What does Frank offer to do so that Laurence and Zanele can be alone together and how does Laurence respond?

6. What happens the next time Maria and Frank are together after she warned Frank not to come because her husband would be in town?

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

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

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

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

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