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

2. On what side of the city are the cemeteries, including the one where Amor's mother will be buried?
(a) East.
(b) North.
(c) West.
(d) South.

3. What type of floors are the hostel in Amor has been staying?
(a) Wood.
(b) Carpeted.
(c) Cement.
(d) Linoleum.

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

5. What type of car is Tannie Marina when she picks Amor up from school?
(a) Chevy.
(b) Lincoln.
(c) Cadillac.
(d) Cressida.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Lexington's mother live?

3. How does Amor think Tannie Marina feels about her mother's death?

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

5. How old is Wessel?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Marina feel as she supervises Salome?

3. What does Amor do in the bathroom at her aunt and uncle's house?

4. How have Amor's aunt and uncle changed and prepared themselves to take her home after she learns her mother died?

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

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

7. How does Rachel's spirit linger around the house in a state of confusion?

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

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

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