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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mary hope for Dick to become?
(a) A strong man.
(b) A happier soul.
(c) A caring father.
(d) A wealthy socialite.

2. How does Mary feel about the new crop?
(a) Full of dread.
(b) Ambivalent.
(c) Excited.
(d) Wary.

3. What does Mary's father smell like in her dream?
(a) Roses.
(b) Death.
(c) Success.
(d) Beer.

4. Where does Moses sit down?
(a) In the store.
(b) In the compound.
(c) On the verandah.
(d) Against a tree.

5. What will come first to destroy the house?
(a) A wrecking crew.
(b) The trees.
(c) Creepers.
(d) Rats.

6. What will Moses do after killing Mary?
(a) Kill Dick and Tony.
(b) Protest his innocence.
(c) Run as fast as he can.
(d) Wait to be captured.

7. What does Moses ask Mary at the end of the chapter?
(a) Why she hates him so much.
(b) Why she is so racist.
(c) Why she won't let him leave.
(d) Why she is afraid of him.

8. What does Mary suggest Dick do with the tobacco next year?
(a) Dry it themselves and sell it on the black market.
(b) Smoke it to ease their tension.
(c) Take out a huge loan and plant a massive crop.
(d) Plant no tobacco, only mealies and grains.

9. What does Mary refuse to show to the workers?
(a) Weakness.
(b) Her legs.
(c) Kindness.
(d) Their true salaries.

10. What does Mary hate the most about the workers?
(a) Their smell.
(b) Their rude remarks about her.
(c) Their language.
(d) Their attitude.

11. What is the hottest month of the year in South Africa?
(a) August.
(b) July.
(c) October.
(d) January.

12. Who owns Dick's farm?
(a) The weather.
(b) Dick.
(c) The government.
(d) Charlie Slatter.

13. What part of the house makes noise when the seasons change?
(a) The floors.
(b) The plumbing.
(c) The windows.
(d) The roof.

14. With what does Mary refuse to help Dick?
(a) The farm.
(b) Fetching water.
(c) Tending the store.
(d) Managing the workers.

15. What destroys the tobacco crop?
(a) Drought.
(b) Infertile soil.
(c) Locusts.
(d) Dick's incompetent farming.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what will the geraniums grow side-by-side?

2. Where is he waiting?

3. What must Mary do while Dick is sick?

4. How long do Dick and Charlie argue?

5. How does Mary feel about managing the farm after she starts working?

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