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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. In Chapter 6, what child did Pollie kick the day before?
(a) Kittie.
(b) Emma.
(c) Dawid.
(d) Tollie.
2. How many families have built a house on Barnard's Island?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.
3. What type of wood can Fiela smell when she goes inside the house in Chapter 6?
(a) Sipo.
(b) Doussie.
(c) Rhinoceros.
(d) Padouk.
4. In Chapter 8, what do Elias and Barta eat before they go into the village?
(a) Bread and lard.
(b) Jerky.
(c) Sandwiches.
(d) Sweet potatoes and ash-bread.
5. By the end of April in Chapter 4, how long have the Komoeties been taking the ostriches to the pasture?
(a) 6 weeks.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) More than 4 weeks.
(d) About 5 weeks.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who watches Nina while Elias and Bart go to the village in Chapter 8?
2. How many times does Fiela have to smash the head of the puff-adder at her back door in Chapter 3?
3. What plants does Benjamin see when they enter the forest in Chapter 7?
4. How many planks are in the ceiling and benches are in the room where Benjamin waits in Chapter 9?
5. In Chapter 8, what is the name of Elias's cousin who works in the village?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 9, what happens when Barta comes to see Benjamin?
2. What is the village like in Chapter 7 when Benjamin is taken to the magistrate?
3. What possible news of Lukas is there at the end of Chapter 1?
4. What was Selling's sentence when he was convicted of murder, and how did he get free?
5. In Chapter 10, what does Benjamin see and feel when he gets to Barnard's Island?
6. What questions does the magistrate ask Benjamin in Chapter 9?
7. In Chapter 5, what scheme does Elias come up with to get elephant tusks?
8. In Chapter 8, why did Barta and Elias not spend the night in the village, and when did they have to leave because they did not spend the night?
9. What does Elias van Rooyen do for a living, and how does his work compare to the work other families on Barnard's Island do?
10. How does the search proceed for Lukas?
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