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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. What do Katya and Rosa go to hear one evening that is described as a ravishing pitch hit again and again?
(a) An opera singer.
(b) A boys' choir.
(c) The nightingales.
(d) Hummingbirds.

2. How long does it take Rosa to go back to the town where her father died?
(a) Ten years.
(b) One year.
(c) Two years.
(d) Five years.

3. What does Rosa's "mason" take her to see after their first date?
(a) The yacht he is to inherit.
(b) The house he is to inherit.
(c) The cherry orchards.
(d) The village he grew up in.

4. Under what pretense is Marisa arrested?
(a) Her involvement in the Soweto Riots.
(b) Her involvement in fake passbooks.
(c) Her involvement in the Revolt of 1977.
(d) Her involvement in Greer's treason.

5. What does the government know of Rosa's actions in London?
(a) She was a member of the French Anti-Apartheid Movement.
(b) She was working with a journalist to tell of the horrors in South Africa.
(c) She was in contact with Bassie.
(d) She sttended a rally for Frelimo leaders.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the woman in the nightgown make Rosa worry about?

2. What does Bernard say to Rosa about the occurrence with Bassie?

3. What refreshments does Brandt offer Rosa when she visits his home?

4. What is Bassie so angry about in regards to the Burger family?

5. Where do Rosa and Bernard first make love?

Short Essay Questions

1. Though Didier seems to be no more than a young gold digger, he does have some strong advice for Rosa. What does he tell her on the beach after their swim, and why does he believe what he says?

2. What does Rosa want to do when she sees the donkey being beaten, and why doesn't she do it?

3. Where and when does Rosa meet Bernard? What does their relationship quickly become?

4. What does Bernard say that the trip to Corsica is all about and what does it actually turn out to be?

5. What specifically transpires in the first meeting between Brandt and Rosa?

6. Why is Rosa detained and what becomes of her?

7. Why might Rosa have chosen a married man as her lover and not the bricklayer she had met?

8. Describe Brandt's home. Why is the modesty of the area in which he lives significant?

9. What is the political topic of conversation at Donna's party?

10. What happens with the woman in the street that Rosa finds and how does it affect her?

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