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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. Who offers to fetch Pieter another pipe?
(a) Vorster.
(b) Erik.
(c) Steyn.
(d) Isak.

2. When Stephanie is fired, who does she go to for help?
(a) Sophie.
(b) Pieter.
(c) The captain.
(d) Japie.

3. According to the judge in Chapter 8, what does Stephanie have to do to prevent the court from possibly taking her child?
(a) Stop breaking the law.
(b) Find work.
(c) Get married.
(d) Move.

4. Who is the new dominee assisting Dominee Stander?
(a) Vos.
(b) Japie.
(c) Moffie.
(d) Erik.

5. Japie tells Pieter that someone wants Stephanie out of Venterspan and keeps hounding him about it. Who is this person?
(a) Jakob.
(b) Steyn.
(c) Sophie.
(d) The magistrate.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, when Pieter and others return for evening church services, who does not stay home?

2. Who does the lieutenant secretly confide in about the young man's trouble?

3. What does Jakob suggest that he and Pieter search for on a trip to the family farm?

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

5. On his sickbed in Chapter 17, Jakob is visited by Dominee Stander, the captain, and _________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Stephanie talk to Pieter on the street?

2. Who is Abraham Kaplan?

3. What is going on at Jakob's birthday party?

4. What happened when Pieter's chief came to his office while he was waiting on the call for supplies?

5. On the second day, in fear of being found out, how does Pieter perceive the people around him?

6. Why does Stephanie come to Pieter's house?

7. What happens when Pieter takes Stephanie the money so she will not have to break the law to get money?

8. In Chapter 12, after evening church services Pieter tried to convey his need to his wife for more of her love and attention to keep him from temptation. What happens?

9. What did Sophie discover about the captain and Stephanie after they left Pieter at his house?

10. After being with Stephanie the first time, why is Pieter terrified by the sound of a twig cracking a note on his door?

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