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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3 when the lieutenant asks the young man how many times before he has approached a black woman as he did Stephanie, what is the young man's answer?
(a) A lot.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Never.

2. In Chapter 15, Stephanie first seeks Pieter out in whose home?
(a) His home.
(b) His friend Kappie's home.
(c) Japie's home.
(d) His father's home.

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

4. What is the name of the aunt Pieter's mom puts on the phone to talk to him in Chapter 6 after his encounter with his father about the stamps?
(a) Esther.
(b) Nella.
(c) Sophie.
(d) Stephanie.

5. Who suggests Pieter take Nella away for a holiday?
(a) Nella.
(b) Pieter's mother.
(c) Sophie.
(d) Jakob.

6. Besides Pieter, who is angry about being born?
(a) Stephanie.
(b) Sophie.
(c) Kappie.
(d) Jakob.

7. Trying to find out if anyone in the black community knew what he had done, who did Pieter ask his house boy about?
(a) Stephanie.
(b) Moffie.
(c) Old man from low country.
(d) Esther.

8. Who is the owner of the hotel (Abraham's) brother?
(a) Japie.
(b) Jakob.
(c) Kappie.
(d) Moffie.

9. Who came by Pieter's office to speak about money he owed?
(a) Moffie.
(b) Steyn.
(c) Japie.
(d) Vorster.

10. Who tells Pieter they have found another job for Stephanie?
(a) Sophie.
(b) Moffie.
(c) Japie.
(d) Kappie.

11. Who does Sophie confide in that she wishes had never been born when she is discovered in the pantry?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Nella.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Pieter.

12. Who prepares lunch for Pieter when he goes home to eat?
(a) Johannes.
(b) Sophie.
(c) Nella.
(d) Stephanie.

13. What sport do Pieter and the new dominee have in common?
(a) Rugby.
(b) Dog racing.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Car racing.

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

15. What is the name of the girl the lieutenant hears moving to hide in the shadows of trees in Chapter 2?
(a) Esther.
(b) Nella.
(c) Stephanie.
(d) Sophie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who plays music to help Pieter calm down?

2. What does the narrator put aside to write this story?

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

4. In Chapter 14, what does Sophie remember being afraid Pieter would fall from when he was a sick boy in her care?

5. Pieter's aunt and who else collect stamps for him during the forbidden years declared by his father?

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