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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tony realize about "white civilization?"
(a) That it is superior and should be protected.
(b) That it can never have human relations with black people.
(c) That it is doomed to failure.
(d) That it has no place in Africa.

2. Where has Mary not been since her marriage?
(a) England.
(b) Church.
(c) Town.
(d) The cinema.

3. Where is "Home" for Mary, even though she has never been there?
(a) England.
(b) Scotland.
(c) Ireland.
(d) America.

4. To what does Mary tell herself she is getting close?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Her roots.
(c) The breaking point.
(d) Nature.

5. With what type of job does Tony end up?
(a) Gold mining.
(b) Farming.
(c) Paperwork.
(d) Diamond selling.

6. Who is arrested for murder?
(a) The poolboy.
(b) The houseboy.
(c) The paperboy.
(d) The milkman.

7. How much money did Dick borrow after he and Mary got married?
(a) Two hundred pounds.
(b) Ten thousand shillings.
(c) Seventy-five euros.
(d) Twenty farthings.

8. What happens to Dick Turner after his wife is murdered?
(a) He keeps going on about how much he hated his wife.
(b) He goes off and kills himself.
(c) He goes mad.
(d) He goes on a rampage.

9. About what does Mary pick up a pamphlet?
(a) Copper mining.
(b) Alpaca breeding.
(c) Embroidery.
(d) Beekeeping.

10. What was Mary afraid of above all else?
(a) Dying.
(b) Herself.
(c) Being alone.
(d) Men.

11. What does Mary accuse Samson of stealing?
(a) Potatoes.
(b) Raisins.
(c) Apricots.
(d) Bread.

12. What does Tony say in the car after leaving the house?
(a) Something about responsibility.
(b) That he will not shut up.
(c) That Charlie has something to do with the murder.
(d) Nothing.

13. What was Charlie's job in London?
(a) Petty thief.
(b) Grocer's assistant.
(c) Waiter.
(d) Dental hygenist.

14. How does Mary communicate with natives who do not speak English?
(a) Veld khoi.
(b) House tswana.
(c) Kitchen kaffir.
(d) Verandah sotho.

15. What does Mary forget to give the boy?
(a) His wages.
(b) Any sort of praise.
(c) Food.
(d) A break.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mary and Dick not discuss before getting married?

2. How does Mary react to sex with her husband?

3. What is the extraordinary thing about the murder?

4. Who discovered the body?

5. What does Mary wish Dick would install in the house?

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