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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. Who does Frank say created the town?
(a) The hospitals creation.
(b) Peasants.
(c) Evil bureaucrats.
(d) Soldiers.

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

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) Stop before you make someone angry.
(c) Why bother, it does not matter.
(d) Why work when there are no patients.

4. What does Laurence's commitment to the patients at the hospital reveal about Frank?
(a) It reveals his own desire to help.
(b) It reveals his level of apathy.
(c) It reveals his own laziness.
(d) It reveals his lack of medical training.

5. Where does Frank tell Zanele Laurence would have learned more about life?
(a) Working in the city hospital.
(b) Doing community service.
(c) In the trenches.
(d) At an orphanage.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Laurence padlock the door at the end of the hallway?

2. What causes Frank to be dismayed when he asks Mama about a room?

3. Who set Maria up in her business?

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

5. Which of the following is the best descriptor for the character, Dr. Elf?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Laurence say was the reason he came to the hospital?

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

5. What information about Laurence does Zanele correct while she is talking to Frank?

6. How is Frank physically and emotionally at the end of Chapter 1?

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

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

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

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

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