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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Hortensia's husband?
(a) Paul.
(b) Bassey.
(c) Max.
(d) Peter.

2. Where does Marion first stay while her home is being repaired?
(a) A Cape Town hotel.
(b) Marelena's house.
(c) Katterijn Guest House.
(d) Agnes's house.

3. How is Marion affected by the crane accident?
(a) Part of her home is destroyed.
(b) Her leg is broken.
(c) Her yard is filled with Hortensia's rubble.
(d) Her painting is destroyed.

4. Why do Hortensia’s nurses repeatedly quit?
(a) They don't like Hortensia's house.
(b) They contract Hortensia's illness.
(c) They cannot handle her personality.
(d) They are offered better-paying jobs.

5. Though she dislikes water, what feature is Hortensia planning on adding to her home?
(a) A pool.
(b) A jaccuzzi.
(c) A waterfall.
(d) A fountain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were Hortensia's parents names?

2. Which of her mother’s stories does Marion recollect in Chapter Seven?

3. Where did Hortensia go to design school?

4. With what part of her body does Hortensia physically struggle?

5. What is the name of the hill Hortensia walks to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Marion enjoy working with Frikkie on her home reconstruction?

2. Why does Hortensia scrub the cast-iron tub at night?

3. How is the committee dealing with the issues of Beulah Gierdien and the Samsodiens in Chapter Eight?

4. What is the Samsodien family claiming?

5. How does Hortensia feel when Peter dies?

6. What is Marion’s current financial predicament in Chapter Three?

7. What was Marion’s relationship with her parents like?

8. Why do Marion and Hortensia argue over the remodel?

9. How does Marion’s daughter Marelena feel about Marion’s displacement from home?

10. Why does Hortensia not wish to help Beulah Gierdien?

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