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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Amor go after her mother's funeral?
(a) Back to school and the hostel.
(b) Public school.
(c) Tannie Marina's house.
(d) Marcia and Ben's house.

2. After his mother's death, what does Anton tell Salome he wants to study when he leaves the military?
(a) Economics.
(b) Sociology.
(c) English history.
(d) English literature.

3. After Rachel's death, how long does Lexington say that he has worked for the Swarts?
(a) 17 years.
(b) 9 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 12 years.

4. What does Wessel do all day since he has left the army?
(a) Solve word search puzzles.
(b) Solve crossword puzzles.
(c) Put together jigsaw puzzles.
(d) Tend to his stamp collection.

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

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

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

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

9. What animals are on what they call the farm which is halfway to the Hartbeespoort Dam?
(a) 2 horses, 6 cows, some sheep, and a couple bulls.
(b) Horse, a few cows, some chickens, and some sheep.
(c) 30 sheep.
(d) 20 milk cows.

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

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

12. When Anton returns home after his mother's death, what has Tannie Marina baked?
(a) Koeksisters.
(b) Sponge cake.
(c) Malva pudding.
(d) Milk tart.

13. Where does Lexington's mother live?
(a) Soweto.
(b) Springs.
(c) Randburg.
(d) Benoni.

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

15. What religion did Amor's mother return to before her death?
(a) Judaisim.
(b) Catholicism.
(c) Dutch Reformed.
(d) Episcopalian.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Anton wish to go when he deserts the army?

3. How many minutes after Amor gets to her home, does she finally go inside?

4. What does Tannie Marina look at while she waits for Amor to pack?

5. What is the name of the soldier who is a guard that Anton speaks to about his mother's death?

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