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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color gloves does Tannie Marina wear when she drives?
(a) Gray.
(b) Black.
(c) White.
(d) Navy.

2. What is the name of the soldier who is a guard that Anton speaks to about his mother's death?
(a) Payne.
(b) Roberts.
(c) Miller.
(d) Smith.

3. When Rachel dies, how long has it been since Amor was struck by lightning?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 9 years.
(c) 7 years.
(d) 3 years.

4. How has Amor been feeling all day in "Ma"?
(a) Headachy.
(b) Nauseated.
(c) Dizzy.
(d) Exhausted.

5. On what side of the city are the cemeteries, including the one where Amor's mother will be buried?
(a) South.
(b) West.
(c) East.
(d) North.

6. What type of dog do the Swarts have?
(a) Bernese mountain dog.
(b) Alsatian.
(c) Bullmastiff.
(d) Boerboel.

7. What job did Oom Ockie retire from?
(a) Applications engineer.
(b) Architect.
(c) Service engineer.
(d) Draughtsman.

8. How old is Salome?
(a) 53.
(b) 40.
(c) 51.
(d) 45.

9. What does Tannie Marina look at while she waits for Amor to pack?
(a) Magazine.
(b) Front steps.
(c) Lobby.
(d) Fishpond.

10. With whom does Marina dream she is on a picnic on the day Rachel dies?
(a) P. W. Botha.
(b) Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd.
(c) Balthazar Johannes Vorster.
(d) Louis Botha.

11. How many outside doors are on the Swart house?
(a) 19.
(b) 11.
(c) 8.
(d) 24.

12. On the day of Rachel's death, where does Marina dream she is on a picnic?
(a) By the ocean.
(b) In her backyard.
(c) In a cemetery.
(d) An old fort.

13. How long of a pass is Anton given after her mother's death?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 7 days.
(c) 6 days.
(d) 5 days.

14. When Anton receives the news of his mother's death, how long has it been since he has had sleep?
(a) 36 hours.
(b) 48 hours.
(c) 40 hours.
(d) 54 hours.

15. How long has the elderly woman working on Rachel's body been a volunteer preparing the dead for burial?
(a) 14 years.
(b) 24 years.
(c) 18 years.
(d) 22 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. During Rachel's funeral, when does Rabbi Katz say that Rachel came to him and wanted to return to the Jewish faith?

2. Who does Anton sneak off to see in the Triumph after he returns home for his mother's funeral?

3. Who was with Rachel when she died?

4. How many pounds of gold are rumored to be buried in the valley that once belonged to Paul Kruger?

5. What animals are on what they call the farm which is halfway to the Hartbeespoort Dam?

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