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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What plants does Benjamin wonder if they are flowering in Wolwekraal?
(a) Grandiflora.
(b) Yellow clivia.
(c) Arum lily.
(d) Blue Iris.

2. In Chapter 13, where does Fiela sleep when she gets to Knysna?
(a) Behind a store.
(b) Behind the school.
(c) Porch of the magistrate's place.
(d) In a park.

3. How many notches has Benamin made in the cross-poles of the scaffold to mark the days when it starts to rain in Chapter 14?
(a) 17.
(b) 18.
(c) 15.
(d) 14.

4. What parts of the Bible does Auntie Gertie like Lukas to read to her in Chapter 19?
(a) Psalms, Proverbs, and parts of Matthew.
(b) Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
(c) Genesis, Exodus, and I and II Kings.
(d) Psalms, Proverbs, and Eccleasiastes.

5. What is Lukas's favorite place in the forest in Chapter 19?
(a) Where flowers grow.
(b) Creeks.
(c) Elephant trails.
(d) Clusters of jacaranda trees.

6. How many ostriches does Fiela have in Chapter 21?
(a) 12.
(b) 16.
(c) 10.
(d) 14.

7. In Chapter 18, what type of tree does Elias tell Benjamin to climb?
(a) Yellowwood.
(b) Stinkwood.
(c) Mahogany.
(d) Palm.

8. In Chapter 13, where does Fiela remember that she found shelter the night before?
(a) Under a thicket.
(b) Under an evergreen.
(c) Cave.
(d) In an abandoned shed.

9. In Chapter 19, when do the winter's rains begin to let up?
(a) October.
(b) December.
(c) November.
(d) September.

10. In Chapter 16, what is the name of the girl Willem is interested in?
(a) Gertrude.
(b) Alana.
(c) Eleonora.
(d) Vera.

11. In Chapter 12, how old is Malie?
(a) 38.
(b) 46.
(c) Almost 50.
(d) Almost 40.

12. Which of Barta's sisters does Elias think that Nina is like?
(a) Betje.
(b) Nonnie.
(c) Jantine.
(d) Aletta.

13. How many times has Malie been outside the forest in her life in Chapter 12?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

14. What type of tree does Nina say that she is not even sure baboons can climb?
(a) Lebombo wattle.
(b) Kalander.
(c) Red-heart.
(d) Lavender-leaved croton.

15. How many elephants chase Elias in Chapter 19?
(a) 7.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 19 when Nina and Lukas are walking to the village, how long do they stand when they think they hear elephants?

2. How much food does Elias want Barta to pack for him at the end of Chapter 16?

3. When Fiela first returned to Wolwekraal after going to Knysna, how many days did she spend in bed?

4. Who walks Nina to the village to work in Chapter 19?

5. What day of the week does Elias begin teaching Benjamin to make beams in Chapter 12?

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