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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Marion decide to do about the Von Struikers’ land claim?
(a) Remove Ludmilla from the committee.
(b) Hire a lawyer.
(c) Give money to the Samsodiens.
(d) Stop supporting Ludmilla.

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

3. What does Hortensia reveal to Marion at the start of Chapter Sixteen?
(a) She had an affair.
(b) Peter had a daughter with another woman.
(c) She never loved Peter.
(d) She had an abortion.

4. Where does Hortensia reveal Dr. Mama is currently?
(a) Getting married.
(b) Visiting his daughter.
(c) Vacationing with his boyfriend.
(d) On a cruise with another woman.

5. Hortensia discovers Marion’s feelings towards Frikkie are what?
(a) Disgust.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Attraction.

6. What does Hortensia wear during her recovery period?
(a) Colorful nightgowns.
(b) Scrubs.
(c) Tracksuits.
(d) Hospital gowns.

7. How long has Bassey been working for Hortensia?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 2 years.

8. How did Marion know Alberta?
(a) She was a family friend.
(b) She was a stranger.
(c) She was Marion's nanny.
(d) She was the neighbor's maid.

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

10. How does Marion feel about Alberta’s story in retrospect?
(a) Excited.
(b) Ashamed.
(c) Neutral.
(d) Confused.

11. Marion views architecture as a way of doing what?
(a) Manipulating.
(b) Expressing.
(c) Forgetting.
(d) Creating.

12. What best describes Hortensia’s feelings on her wedding day?
(a) Peace.
(b) Caution.
(c) Nerves.
(d) Joy.

13. Who is Innes's mother?
(a) Agnes.
(b) Lara.
(c) Marion.
(d) Marelena.

14. What unpleasant beverage do Hortensia and Marion share in Chapter Eighteen.
(a) Coffee.
(b) Tea.
(c) Beer.
(d) Wine.

15. Where does the library keep the “diverse” authors?
(a) In a locked room.
(b) In a corner.
(c) In the main reading area.
(d) They do not carry diverse authors.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hortensia and Peter do on many of their first dates?

2. What does Marion discover among old papers and maps at the library?

3. At the end of Chapter Thirteen, Hortensia concludes that doing what with someone is an intimate experience?

4. Why is Marion disappointed that Hortensia does not want to respond to Beulah Gierdien’s letter?

5. What does Hortensia reveal caused her to slap Marion?

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