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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. When Tannie Marina brings Amor to her house after telling her her mother died, what is Oom Ockie wearing?
(a) Jeans and a T-shirt.
(b) Business suit.
(c) Khakis and a button-down shirt.
(d) Tracksuit pants and a golf shirt.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Rachel dies, how long has it been since Amor was struck by lightning?

2. What animals are on what they call the farm which is halfway to the Hartbeespoort Dam?

3. Who was with Rachel when she died?

4. On what side of the city are the cemeteries, including the one where Amor's mother will be buried?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Amor feeling at the beginning of the book?

2. Who is Salome and what does she do?

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

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

5. Where is the Swart farm, and why it is not a real farm?

6. What does Amor think about her aunt's cooking when Tannie Marina picks her up from school after her mother dies?

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

8. What does Anton tell Salome he wants to do when he is done with the army?

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

10. 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?

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