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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was driving the truck playing music?
(a) Klaas.
(b) Peters.
(c) A census-taker.
(d) The Koop brothers.

2. How old is Neitje?
(a) 18.
(b) 16.
(c) 13.
(d) 22.

3. How many days do the women have to organize their response?
(a) 6.
(b) 2.
(c) 8.
(d) 4.

4. Who gave Greta new teeth?
(a) A traveler.
(b) Peters.
(c) Klaas.
(d) Agata.

5. According to Ona, what makes people cruel?
(a) Authority.
(b) Fear.
(c) Love.
(d) Religion.

6. Why did Miep need medication?
(a) She had cancer.
(b) She cut her leg open.
(c) She had arthritis.
(d) She contracted a sexually transmitted infection.

7. What was the attacker holding when he was seen?
(a) Chloroform.
(b) A knife.
(c) A gun.
(d) Belladonna spray.

8. How is Salome related to Ona?
(a) Salome is Ona's daughter.
(b) Salome and Ona are sisters.
(c) Salome is Ona's aunt.
(d) Salome is Ona's mother.

9. Why is August taking the minutes?
(a) The women are talking too quickly.
(b) The women cannot read or write.
(c) The women want to focus on the meeting.
(d) The women do not have pens.

10. What is forbidden in the colony?
(a) Horses.
(b) Cars.
(c) Wagons.
(d) Milk.

11. When did the attacks against the women start?
(a) 1990.
(b) 2009.
(c) 1996.
(d) 2005.

12. How did Mina die?
(a) She hanged herself.
(b) She fell and hit her head.
(c) She was poisoned by belladonna.
(d) She was shot.

13. Where does August live?
(a) In a shed.
(b) In Greta's house.
(c) In Ona's house.
(d) In Peters's house.

14. Who attacked the men with a scythe?
(a) Ona.
(b) Greta.
(c) Nettie.
(d) Salome.

15. When did August move back to the colony?
(a) Winter 2005.
(b) Spring 2002.
(c) Spring 2008.
(d) Winter 2009.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the eldest Loewen woman?

2. Why do Autje and Neitje fear Ona?

3. What will the "Do Nothing" women do while the others are in the meetings?

4. What does Nettie prefer to be called?

5. What does Ona call a coward?

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