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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 Marina dreams on the day of Rachel's day, what does she dream she is eating?
(a) Peaches.
(b) Blueberries.
(c) Apricots.
(d) Strawberries.

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) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

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

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

5. What time does Alwyn want the apprentice minister to pick him up the next day after Rachel's death?
(a) 4 p.m.
(b) 3 p.m.
(c) 11 a.m.
(d) 10 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How old is Wessel?

4. How old is Salome?

5. After Amor was struck by lightning, how many months did she spend in the hospital recovering?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is Anton struggling with when he learns of his mother's death?

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

9. Who is Wessel and what does he do?

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

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