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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What nickname did Mariona and her classmates give their teacher?
(a) Queen Victoria.
(b) Know-it-all.
(c) The Witch.
(d) Elizabeth.

2. What does Aggie say to Marion as she leaves the library?
(a) "Marion, you can change things."
(b) "Don't come back."
(c) "There is blood here, Marion."
(d) "Don't look for what you don't want to find."

3. Where does the couple first move after they marry in England?
(a) Morocco.
(b) Brighton.
(c) Nigeria.
(d) Katterijn.

4. What does Hortensia reveal became of her first pregnancy?
(a) She had an abortion.
(b) She fell and the baby died.
(c) It ended in a miscarriage.
(d) It ended in a stillbirth.

5. At the end of Chapter Fifteen, what does Marion admit to Hortensia?
(a) "I want to move out."
(b) "I'm not okay."
(c) "I love you."
(d) "I am a racist."

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

7. Instead of her bedroom, where does Hortensia sleep?
(a) The living room.
(b) The guest bedroom.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The office.

8. Who does Hortensia contact at the beginning of Chapter Eighteen?
(a) Marelena.
(b) Esme.
(c) Marion.
(d) Dr. Mama.

9. What does Bassey reveal has happened to Agnes?
(a) She broke her leg.
(b) She broke up with her boyfriend.
(c) She has tuberculosis.
(d) She has cancer.

10. What does Marion discover among old papers and maps at the library?
(a) Family photographs.
(b) Evidence incriminating Beulah Gierdien.
(c) Slave torture schematics.
(d) Letters from Beulah Gierdien's grandmother.

11. What does Beulah reveal to Marion?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) Her grandmother was related to Hortensia.
(c) Her family wishes to make a donation to Marion.
(d) She is getting married.

12. What did Marion’s parents initially want her to pursue?
(a) Dance.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Dentistry.
(d) Architecture.

13. How are people learning updates about the Samsodien's land claim?
(a) The television news.
(b) Word of mouth.
(c) An e-mail chain.
(d) The local newspaper.

14. How do Hortensia and Marion get to Agnes’s home in Cape Town?
(a) They take the bus.
(b) Marion drives them.
(c) They take a cab.
(d) Bassey drives them.

15. Where do Hortensia and Marion reconcile?
(a) The Guest House.
(b) The Koppie.
(c) Agnes's apartment.
(d) The hospital cafeteria.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Hortensia tell Mr. Marx she will contact Esme?

2. Why does Hortensia regret ending her first pregnancy?

3. Who is Niknaks?

4. Why do Hortensia and Marion agree that being enemies was better than being friends?

5. How does Hortensia feel that Peter does not understand her work?

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