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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 Lexington is driving Anton home after his mother's death, what window of the car is broken by a rock?
(a) Side window.
(b) Front passenger window.
(c) Windshield.
(d) Rear window.

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

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

4. What does Tannie Marina look at while she waits for Amor to pack?
(a) Fishpond.
(b) Lobby.
(c) Magazine.
(d) Front steps.

5. How does Amor think Tannie Marina feels about her mother's death?
(a) Devastated.
(b) Frustrated.
(c) Does not care.
(d) Slightly annoyed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of dog do Marina and Ockie have?

2. What book does the shomer have in his hand while an elderly woman works on Rachel's body?

3. On the day of her mother's death, to whom does Astrid remember losing her virginity?

4. Who was with Rachel when she died?

5. Where does Marina grab Amor after everyone but family has left when she asks Amor where she went?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Who is Wessel and what does he do?

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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