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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. Which nurse does Dr. Mama recommend?
(a) David.
(b) Trudy.
(c) Carol.
(d) Gordon.

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

3. Who is Marelena?
(a) Hortensia's sister.
(b) Marion's sister.
(c) Marion's daughter.
(d) Agnes's daughter.

4. Who is Zippy?
(a) Hortensia's sister.
(b) Hortensia's mother.
(c) Marion's friend.
(d) Marion's daughter.

5. What does Marion see being taken away from Hortensia's home?
(a) Furniture.
(b) Peter's dead body.
(c) Legal paperwork.
(d) A painting.

Short Answer Questions

1. Though she dislikes water, what feature is Hortensia planning on adding to her home?

2. What best describes the tone of Dr. Mama and Hortensia’s conversation?

3. What did Hortensia do at night to distract herself from Peter's affair?

4. In Chapter Eight, who contacts the Katterijn committee?

5. What is the narration style of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Mr. Marx insist that Hortensia meet Esme?

3. How do Hortensia and Marion first meet?

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

5. Why does Hortensia arrange for Marion to be her nurse?

6. What is the Samsodien family claiming?

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

8. How does Marion perceive race?

9. Why can Marion not sell the painting herself?

10. How does Hortensia feel when Peter dies?

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