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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. How does Zanele feel about her relationship with Laurence?
(a) She is in love and feels eager to move forward.
(b) She is sure and feels strongly about the relationship.
(c) She is confused and uncertain.
(d) She is surprised by this different side of Laurence she is seeing.

2. What question does Laurence continually avoid?
(a) Why did he come to the hospital?
(b) Why did he become a doctor?
(c) When will he be leaving the hospital?
(d) What does he hope to learn at the hospital?

3. Which of the following terms best describes how Frank feels at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) Determined.
(b) Surprised.
(c) Resigned.
(d) Discomfort.

4. What does Frank call Laurence at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) Persuasive.
(b) Uninformed.
(c) Pathetic.
(d) Idealistic.

5. When Frank stops at Mama's to ask about a room, what does he see there?
(a) Mama passing an envelope of money to a strange man.
(b) Zanele kissing and hugging another man.
(c) Maria talking to Mama and a strange man.
(d) Military-looking men in civilian attire.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long would it be until the trial clinic would be held?

2. How was the capital's location decided?

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

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

5. What does Zanele tell Frank about his relationship with Laurence?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens on Laurence's first morning and how is he feeling?

2. How did Frank come to become a doctor?

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

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

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

6. What does Frank find when he goes for his own walk?

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

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

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

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

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