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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 was Frank's only encounter with the Brigadier?
(a) He was at the hospital when he came in and destroyed many of the rooms.
(b) He met him in the army.
(c) He came to the hospital with chest pains.
(d) He saw him once eating in Mama's.

2. How does Frank describe Laurence to others?
(a) As a colleague.
(b) As a companion.
(c) As his roommate.
(d) As a friend.

3. What would Frank and Laurence share?
(a) Office.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Bedroom.
(d) Patients.

4. How does Laurence seem on his first morning when he is to meet Dr. Negema?
(a) Surprised.
(b) Distraught.
(c) Determined.
(d) Anxious.

5. How does Laurence feel about looting?
(a) He doesn't understand what makes people do it.
(b) He believes it continues to keep the poor poor.
(c) He thinks it helps the poor.
(d) He thinks it is wrong.

Short Answer Questions

1. What job does Frank tell Maria he holds?

2. Why did Dr. Ngema think the clinic idea was Frank's not Laurence's?

3. Why does Dr. Ngema tell Frank that Laurence can't use any of the empty rooms?

4. Where were the Santanders before they came to the hospital?

5. Which of the following is the best descriptor for the character, Dr. Elf?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Laurence invite Frank to do and how does he prepare?

2. What information about Laurence does Zanele correct while she is talking to Frank?

3. What information about herself does Zanele share with Frank?

4. What information does Franks share with Laurence about the town and the hospital?

5. What is one thing Laurence does to help to improve the appearance of the grounds of the hospital?

6. What happens on Laurence's first morning and how is he feeling?

7. How did Frank come to become a doctor?

8. How is Frank physically and emotionally at the end of Chapter 1?

9. How does Frank feel about Zanele's idealism and how does this relate to how he feels about Laurence?

10. What information is shared about Frank's marriage and his current love life?

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