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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has Amor lived at the hostel waiting for her mother to die?
(a) 8 months.
(b) 7 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 5 months.

2. Where does Marina grab Amor after everyone but family has left when she asks Amor where she went?
(a) Wrist.
(b) Shoulder.
(c) Elbow.
(d) Upper arm.

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

4. When did South Africa switch to the metric system?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1976.
(c) 1963.
(d) 1971.

5. At the time of Rachel's death, how long ago did Rachel come to the Swart house as a pregnant bride?
(a) 25 years.
(b) 27 years.
(c) 23 years.
(d) 20 years.

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

7. What is the name of the elderly woman working on Rachel's body?
(a) Sara.
(b) Makala.
(c) Gwen.
(d) Anna.

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

9. Where does Manie go to work after his wife's funeral?
(a) Farm.
(b) His office.
(c) Museum.
(d) Reptile park.

10. What type of dog do Marina and Ockie have?
(a) Shih Tzu.
(b) Dachshund.
(c) Poodle.
(d) Chihuahua.

11. What does Ockie drive?
(a) Corvair.
(b) Ford.
(c) DeSoto.
(d) Valiant.

12. 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.

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

14. What does Astrid take from her mother's room when she finds Amor in the room?
(a) Bracelet.
(b) Necklace.
(c) Rings.
(d) Earrings.

15. 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) Sea shell.
(d) Hand mirror.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Anton when he learns that his mother has died?

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

3. In "Ma," what does the word on the desk in "Ma" look like to Amor?

4. When Amor's mother dies, how long has she been sick?

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

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