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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What year is it in "Ma"?
(a) 1987.
(b) 1986.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1984.

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

5. How many pounds of gold are rumored to be buried in the valley that once belonged to Paul Kruger?
(a) 2 million.
(b) 500,000.
(c) 1 million.
(d) 750,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many cookbooks has Tannie Marina published?

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

3. After Rachel's death, how long does Lexington say that he has worked for the Swarts?

4. Where does Anton have Lexington pick him up after he leaves the military camp after his mother's death?

5. After Rachel's death. what does Manie slaughter and barbecue?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where has Amor been staying the last seven months and why?

2. What do Manie and Ockie do after the family is alone at the house?

3. After meeting with the Rabbi regarding Rachel's funeral, what does Manie do at the farm?

4. How does Marina feel as she supervises Salome?

5. How does Manie sleep the night his wife dies?

6. Why do Amor and her aunt and uncle have to take a different road from usual to Amor's house?

7. What does Anton decide to do when he returns to the military base?

8. What happens when Anton tells Lexington to take the shorter route home?

9. What does Amor remember as she waits for her mother's body to be removed from the house and watches from a small hill outside?

10. How is Amor sleeping the night after her mother dies?

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