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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the lieutenant pick up off the floor of a cell during an inspection with Steyn?
(a) Dirty plate.
(b) Rags.
(c) Seeds.
(d) Fork.

2. On his sickbed in Chapter 17, Jakob is visited by Dominee Stander, the captain, and _________________.
(a) Dominee Vos.
(b) Sybrand Wessel.
(c) Pieter.
(d) Officer Steyn.

3. Who is president of the welfare committee?
(a) Pieter's father.
(b) Pieter's wife.
(c) Pieter's aunt.
(d) Pieter's mother.

4. What does the note say that is pinned to Pieter's door when he comes home from the field?
(a) Sorry-missed you.
(b) I saw you.
(c) Your dad is worse.
(d) Nella back tomorrow.

5. According to the narrator, great strength calls a man to honor while great _______________ calls a man to dishonor.
(a) Hatred.
(b) Pain.
(c) Love.
(d) Weakness.

6. Who goes to watch Pieter at rugby practice?
(a) Kappie.
(b) Sophie.
(c) Erik.
(d) Jakob.

7. Pieter vowed to give his life to God if there was no _____ in the dark.
(a) Watcher.
(b) Beserker.
(c) Sound.
(d) Danger.

8. What favor does the old black man in Chapter 7 ask for when the constables come looking for Stephanie?
(a) Meet him after dark to talk about Stephanie.
(b) Don't let anyone know he told them.
(c) Look in the huts first.
(d) Do not arrest him.

9. In Chapter 12, when Pieter and others return for evening church services, who does not stay home?
(a) Esther.
(b) Moffie.
(c) Nella.
(d) Kappie.

10. Who does Pieter warn his houseboy about because they are "idle and break the law"?
(a) Skelms.
(b) Criminals.
(c) Klonkies.
(d) Unemployed.

11. In Chapter 21, who said to Pieter, "duty is duty"?
(a) The captain.
(b) Jakob.
(c) Japie.
(d) Kappie.

12. Where was Pieter when he confessed to being angry about being born?
(a) Car.
(b) Store.
(c) Office.
(d) Kitchen Pantry.

13. The lieutenant is not just the young man's friend, he is also his what?
(a) Football coach.
(b) Cousin.
(c) Uncle.
(d) Brother-in-law.

14. After rugby practice, Pieter goes for a visit with whom?
(a) Kappie.
(b) His dad.
(c) Anna.
(d) Japie.

15. What is the name of the native constable that accompanies Pieter to find Stephanie in Chapter 7?
(a) Jakob.
(b) Erik.
(c) Maseko.
(d) Vorster.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the social welfare department located?

2. In Chapter 4, who tells the lieutenant to find the child if he wants to find Stephanie?

3. What sport do Pieter and the new dominee have in common?

4. Who refuses to acknowledge that he might be ill and need bed rest?

5. After dinner and a smoke, who does Pieter wait for in the dark in Chapter 19?

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