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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Sixteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the newspaper reveal will happen with the Samsodien’s claim?
(a) They will receive no land.
(b) They will get the entirety of the Von Struiker property.
(c) They will receive some land.
(d) They will owe money to the Von Struikers.

2. At the end of Chapter Thirteen, Hortensia concludes that doing what with someone is an intimate experience?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Eating.
(c) Singing.
(d) Talking.

3. What did Marion’s teacher likely mean when she said that students need to learn “real” history?
(a) They need to learn mathematics in addition to history.
(b) They need to learn about Apartheid.
(c) They need to learn street smarts.
(d) They need to learn about the human body.

4. What is the first thing Marion thinks about when she wakes up from fainting?
(a) Agnes.
(b) The Pierneef painting.
(c) Hortensia.
(d) Her house.

5. What does Agnes return to Marion?
(a) A ruby ring.
(b) A sapphire necklace.
(c) The Pierneef painting.
(d) A diamond bracelet.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did the Von Struikers initially purchase their land for?

2. At the end of Chapter Fifteen, what does Marion admit to Hortensia?

3. When did Hortensia plan to tell Peter about her knowledge of the affair?

4. How does Hortensia feel after witnessing Peter with another woman?

5. Why does Hortensia not want any books from the library?

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