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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many children does Marion have?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Five.

3. How old was Marion when she met her husband?
(a) 26.
(b) 19.
(c) 30.
(d) 15.

4. Who wishes to bury her ashes on Hortensia's property?
(a) Beulah Gierdien.
(b) Ludmilla Von Struiker.
(c) Sarah Clarke.
(d) Marion Agostino.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What best describes Max's personality?

2. How does Hortensia describe architecture?

3. What is the name of the neighborhood where the novel takes place?

4. What family currently owns the land the Samsodien family is claiming?

5. Who was Marion's work partner?

(see the answer key)

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