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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many minutes after Amor gets to her home, does she finally go inside?
(a) 76.
(b) 94.
(c) 133.
(d) 69.

3. What breaks in Amor's room when she goes to change after going into her mother's empty room?
(a) Tortoise shell.
(b) Picture.
(c) Hand mirror.
(d) Sea shell.

4. When Lexington is driving Anton home after his mother's death, what window of the car is broken by a rock?
(a) Windshield.
(b) Rear window.
(c) Front passenger window.
(d) Side window.

5. When Marina dreams on the day of Rachel's day, what does she dream she is eating?
(a) Apricots.
(b) Peaches.
(c) Strawberries.
(d) Blueberries.

6. After Amor was struck by lightning, how many months did she spend in the hospital recovering?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

7. What book does the shomer have in his hand while an elderly woman works on Rachel's body?
(a) Lamentations.
(b) Eccleasiastes.
(c) Proverbs.
(d) Psalms.

8. Where does Anton wish to go when he deserts the army?
(a) England.
(b) Coast.
(c) Transkei.
(d) Cape Fold Mountains.

9. On the day of Rachel's death, what do Manie and Ockie do after everyone else leaves and only family is left?
(a) Listen to the radio.
(b) Watch TV.
(c) Go outside for a smoke and a drink.
(d) Read the paper.

10. 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) 22 years.
(d) 18 years.

11. How many cookbooks has Tannie Marina published?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

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

13. What is the place called where Salome and Lukas live?
(a) The Lombard place.
(b) The Smythe place.
(c) The Cuypers place.
(d) The Aaldenberg place.

14. When Amor's mother dies, how long has she been sick?
(a) Half a year.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 8 months.
(d) A year.

15. Who was with Rachel when she died?
(a) Manie.
(b) Salome.
(c) Anton.
(d) Astrid.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Anton when his mother dies?

2. When Tannie Marina brings Amor to her house after telling her her mother died, what is Oom Ockie wearing?

3. What year is it in "Ma"?

4. What type of car is Tannie Marina when she picks Amor up from school?

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

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