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

2. What type of dog do the Swarts have?
(a) Boerboel.
(b) Alsatian.
(c) Bernese mountain dog.
(d) Bullmastiff.

3. Where does Anton have Lexington pick him up after he leaves the military camp after his mother's death?
(a) Port Elizabeth.
(b) Pretoria.
(c) Cape Town.
(d) Pretoria.

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

5. How many brandy-and-Cokes has Oom Ockie had when Tannie Marina brings Amor to her house after telling her her mother died?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. During Rachel's funeral, when does Rabbi Katz say that Rachel came to him and wanted to return to the Jewish faith?

2. How many cookbooks has Tannie Marina published?

3. What does Wessel do all day since he has left the army?

4. How old is Salome?

5. What year is it in "Ma"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the Laubscher house and yard look like?

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

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

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

7. Who is Wessel and what does he do?

8. How does Marina feel as she supervises Salome?

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

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

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