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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. How long after the funeral do the three siblings visit Scaly City?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 2 1/2 weeks.
(d) 1 1/2 weeks.

2. How old is Tannie Marina when Astrid dies?
(a) Late 70s.
(b) Not quite 80.
(c) 74.
(d) 81.

3. In "Astrid," how long has Astrid been having an affair with her husband's partner?
(a) 9 months.
(b) Past year.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 2 years.

4. What does Jake do after Anton identifies Astrid's body?
(a) Drives.
(b) Sleeps.
(c) Drinks.
(d) Goes to see a friend.

5. What is the name of the man who drives Amor to the airport after Astrid's funeral?
(a) Percival.
(b) Watkins.
(c) Mortimer.
(d) Alphonse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color glow does Bob see that Amor gives off?

2. What name do people call the homeless man who sleeps in the church doorway in "Astrid"?

3. What is Astrid driving when she is kidnapped?

4. What is the name of the woman who has been Manie's companion for the last five or six years before his death?

5. When Amor arrives in South Africa after her father dies, who is South Africa playing in the Rugby World Cup semi-finals?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Astrid call Anton at the beginning of "Pa"?

2. What does Amor decide to do after their father is buried?

3. Why does Father Batty not give Astrid absolution when she confesses shortly before her death?

4. Why does Astrid call Amor in "Astrid"?

5. Why does Anton have to have a talk with his father's lawyer?

6. What does Desiree think of Anton?

7. Why and how does Amor leave early after Astrid's funeral?

8. When does Jake go to see Father Batty and what does he learn?

9. What does Astrid do after she sees how lovely Amor looks now?

10. Why does Desiree arrange for Jake to talk to a medium, and how successful is the visit?

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