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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Tannie Marina recite under her breath during Rachel's funeral?
(a) I Corinthians 13.
(b) Psalm 23.
(c) Psalm 90.
(d) The Lord's Prayer.

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

4. Where is Anton when he learns that his mother has died?
(a) Johannesburg.
(b) Newcastle.
(c) Port Elizabeth.
(d) Roodepoort.

5. How long does Rachel's sister Marcia say it has been since she talked to Rachel when Rachel came to her?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 13 years.
(c) 11 years.
(d) 8 years.

6. How long has Mervyn Glass been waiting to remove Rachel's body from the house when Marina, Ockie, and Amor arrive?
(a) 1 1/2 hours.
(b) 2 1/2 hours.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 3 hours.

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. What is the name of the Swart's dog?
(a) Blackie.
(b) Tojo.
(c) Lulu.
(d) Patches.

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

15. After Rachel's death. what does Manie slaughter and barbecue?
(a) Calf.
(b) Pig.
(c) Lamb.
(d) Sheep.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Lexington's mother live?

2. What time does Alwyn want the apprentice minister to pick him up the next day after Rachel's death?

3. The day before Anton's mother died, where did he shoot and kill a woman?

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

5. After his mother's death, what does Anton tell Salome he wants to study when he leaves the military?

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