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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. By midday in Chapter 1, how many woodcutters are searching for Lukas?
(a) 15.
(b) 14.
(c) 17.
(d) 16.

2. What does Fiela want Emma to take to Miss Baby and Auntie Maria in Chapter 6?
(a) Bread.
(b) Soap.
(c) Wood.
(d) Rice.

3. How many families have built a house on Barnard's Island?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

4. How many times has Elias been to Long Kloof in Chapter 8?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

5. In Chapter 10, how many of the first chicks Fiela has are God's?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. When do they estimate that Selling was born?

2. In Chapter 8, what is the name of Elias's cousin who works in the village?

3. In Chapter 3, what are the children chasing?

4. In Chapter 5, what day of the week does Elias see three elephants coming up the path?

5. In Chapter 7, how long does Benjamin remember that his father said it would take to get to the magistrate's?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Benjamin, and where does he and his family live?

2. What was Selling's sentence when he was convicted of murder, and how did he get free?

3. In Chapter 9, what happens when Barta comes to see Benjamin?

4. 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?

5. How does the search proceed for Lukas?

6. What is the village like in Chapter 7 when Benjamin is taken to the magistrate?

7. Why was Selling convicted of murder when Fiela was pregnant with Emma?

8. How is Barta cared for when Lukas is missing?

9. What does Fiela decide to do on Monday in Chapter 10?

10. What does Fiela send with Benjamin when he has to go see the magistrate in Chapter 6?

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