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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Marion's dog named after?
(a) Rem Koolhaas.
(b) Max Agostino.
(c) Alvar Aalto.
(d) Frank Lloyd Wright.

3. What sets Hortensia apart from everyone else in Katterijn?
(a) She is unmarried.
(b) She is poor.
(c) She is European.
(d) She is black.

4. When did Apartheid officially end?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1994.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1993.

5. What is the name of the neighborhood where the novel takes place?
(a) Katterijn.
(b) Constantinople.
(c) Cape Town.
(d) Koppie.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what country is the novel primarily set?

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

3. How does Hortensia feel about Beulah Gierdien's letter?

4. Why did Marion give up her career?

5. What is the narration style of the novel?

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