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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Five, Chapter Six.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Hortensia feel when she learns of Peter's daughter?
(a) Excited and welcoming.
(b) Doubtful.
(c) Shocked and betrayed.
(d) Unsurprised.

2. How does Hortensia feel about Beulah Gierdien's letter?
(a) It is beautiful.
(b) It is too sentimental.
(c) It sounds fake.
(d) It is an emergency.

3. What did Hortensia do at night to distract herself from Peter's affair?
(a) Scrub the bathtub.
(b) Write.
(c) Call her sister.
(d) Go for walks.

4. What is the name of the hill Hortensia walks to?
(a) The Kove.
(b) The Koppie.
(c) The Kupola.
(d) The Katterijn.

5. What does Hortensia think about when looking at Peter's dead body?
(a) Gardening.
(b) Marion.
(c) Her father.
(d) Esme.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Hortensia feel about the letter requesting the burial?

2. What is the name of Marion's maid?

3. Who wishes to bury her ashes on Hortensia's property?

4. What does Hortensia plan on removing and adding to the home?

5. What is the narration style of the novel?

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