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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. What bill has Link forgotten to pay before he leaves for South Africa?
(a) The electic bill.
(b) The water bill.
(c) The telephone bill.
(d) The mortgage.

2. How does Link initially characterize Katya when she approaches accompanied by Roderick Hodge?
(a) As a siren.
(b) As a nerd.
(c) As a decorative female.
(d) As an incorrigible child.

3. What is Quentin van Huren's wife's name?
(a) Carmen.
(b) Carla.
(c) Vivi.
(d) Annabelle.

4. What is Nerissa's illness called?
(a) Ovarian cancer.
(b) Hodgkin's disease.
(c) Multiple sclerosis.
(d) Leukemia.

5. When he was twenty-two, what did Link live on as he was taking acting classes?
(a) Back bacon.
(b) Government cheese.
(c) Baked beans.
(d) Soup kitchen fare.

Short Answer Questions

1. What drink does Quentin van Huren offer Link?

2. What is the name of Nerissa's sister?

3. What is the name of Greville Arknold's jockey?

4. What does Link think naartjies look like?

5. How many hours after leaving Heathrow does Link land at Jan Smuts International Airport?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Link react to the personal appearances that Clifford Wenkins and Worldic have booked for him?

2. What is Link's impression of Roderick Hodge?

3. What clues does Link take home from Nerissa's house to help him with his case? Is this information easy to understand?

4. What does Link say to do when Charlie asks Nerissa what she told Danilo about her illness and her will before he came to South Africa?

5. How does Link describe Nerissa and how has she changed?

6. How does Link show his innate humility in regards to the story in the papers that touts his heroism in saving Katya's life?

7. How does Link explain his son Peter's dislike of his kissing women other than his mother on film?

8. What is a coaxial cable and who explains this to Link?

9. What are Danilo's remarks regarding traffic in Johannesburg?

10. Why does Link think that the South African horses have upright fetlocks and how does this affect his ability to judge Chink's stride?

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