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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 Sibilla leave a trail to her house for?
(a) Lina.
(b) The Colonel.
(c) Adrianna.
(d) Frederico.

2. Who gets sent to prison?
(a) Matha.
(b) Matha's sister.
(c) Nkoloso.
(d) Matha's father.

3. Who is Matha's sister?
(a) Cookie.
(b) Naila.
(c) Sibilla.
(d) Lina.

4. Why is Agnes's husband gone from her for several years?
(a) He is studying for his PhD.
(b) He is avoiding her.
(c) He is on adventures.
(d) He sees other women.

5. Who is Matha's mother?
(a) Lina.
(b) Sibilla.
(c) Bernadetta.
(d) Bernadine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who in Matha's family goes to prison?

2. Who is Cassava?

3. Who is Matha's brother?

4. Where does Agnes move to?

5. Where is the narrator from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Isabella fight with her husband about after their marriage?

2. Who are Isabella's parents?

3. How does Agnes's family react to her relationship with Ronald?

4. Who was Matha's schoolteacher?

5. Where does Adrianna take Sibilla to live?

6. Why is Agnes furious with Ronald when Lionel is deported?

7. What happens on the way to Isabella and her husband's honeymoon?

8. Who is Adrianna, and what does she do?

9. Who cries a lot?

10. Why does Agnes stop playing tennis for a while?

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