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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How has Amor been feeling all day in "Ma"?
(a) Exhausted.
(b) Nauseated.
(c) Headachy.
(d) Dizzy.

2. Where does Marina grab Amor after everyone but family has left when she asks Amor where she went?
(a) Upper arm.
(b) Elbow.
(c) Wrist.
(d) Shoulder.

3. What breaks in Amor's room when she goes to change after going into her mother's empty room?
(a) Sea shell.
(b) Picture.
(c) Tortoise shell.
(d) Hand mirror.

4. What does Ockie wear when they drive Amor to her home after she learns her mother has died?
(a) Gray trousers and green shirt.
(b) Black trousers and white shirt.
(c) Brown trousers and yellow shirt.
(d) Navy trousers and blue shirt.

5. How long has Amor lived at the hostel waiting for her mother to die?
(a) 5 months.
(b) 7 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 8 months.

6. When Anton receives the news of his mother's death, how long has it been since he has had sleep?
(a) 48 hours.
(b) 40 hours.
(c) 54 hours.
(d) 36 hours.

7. Where does Amor go after her mother's funeral?
(a) Marcia and Ben's house.
(b) Back to school and the hostel.
(c) Public school.
(d) Tannie Marina's house.

8. What does Astrid take from her mother's room when she finds Amor in the room?
(a) Rings.
(b) Earrings.
(c) Necklace.
(d) Bracelet.

9. How many brandy-and-Cokes has Oom Ockie had when Tannie Marina brings Amor to her house after telling her her mother died?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

10. When Lexington is driving Anton home after his mother's death, what window of the car is broken by a rock?
(a) Windshield.
(b) Front passenger window.
(c) Rear window.
(d) Side window.

11. Who does Anton sneak off to see in the Triumph after he returns home for his mother's funeral?
(a) Catherine's.
(b) Louisa's.
(c) Alexandra's.
(d) Desiree's.

12. How does Amor think Tannie Marina feels about her mother's death?
(a) Does not care.
(b) Frustrated.
(c) Devastated.
(d) Slightly annoyed.

13. How many outside doors are on the Swart house?
(a) 8.
(b) 19.
(c) 24.
(d) 11.

14. What animals are on what they call the farm which is halfway to the Hartbeespoort Dam?
(a) Horse, a few cows, some chickens, and some sheep.
(b) 20 milk cows.
(c) 2 horses, 6 cows, some sheep, and a couple bulls.
(d) 30 sheep.

15. What is the subject of the cookbooks has Tannie Marina published?
(a) Main dishes.
(b) Cookies.
(c) Teatime treats.
(d) Quick and easy meals.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tannie Marina look at while she waits for Amor to pack?

2. What type of floors are the hostel in Amor has been staying?

3. Where is Anton when he learns that his mother has died?

4. What is the name of the soldier who is a guard that Anton speaks to about his mother's death?

5. What type of car is Tannie Marina when she picks Amor up from school?

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