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

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

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

4. What does Mary always do in the afternoon?
(a) Work in the store for hours.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Knit.
(d) Cry.

5. How often is a trip made by car to the station?
(a) Once every two weeks.
(b) Once a month.
(c) Once every two months.
(d) Once a week.

Short Answer Questions

1. What can't Mary pay?

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

3. What does Mary do for most of the day?

4. What type of clothes does Mary buy for herself?

5. Who knows more about the Turners than anyone else?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mary think influenced her decision to get married?

2. How does Mary feel as she and Dick pull up to the farm?

3. What did people in Lobengula's kingdom do when they commit a crime? What is the custom for talking about African history?

4. How does Mary feel after Dick shows her around the house?

5. How does Marston feel about the murder? How does he feel about the way Slatter and the Sergeant talk to him?

6. Describe Mary's attempt to return to her old job and leave Dick.

7. Describe Mary's background and early childhood.

8. What were the two happy times during Mary's childhood?

9. Describe the stores in South Africa and their symbolism.

10. Describe Mary's social life.

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