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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Marion’s granddaughter Lara think she is a racist?
(a) She is rude to black waiters.
(b) She buys worse quality toilet paper for Agnes.
(c) She says unkind things about Agnes.
(d) She does not let Frikkie use her bathroom.

2. What is the name of Hortensia's husband?
(a) Paul.
(b) Bassey.
(c) Max.
(d) Peter.

3. What is the name of Marion's husband?
(a) Peter.
(b) Alvar.
(c) Max.
(d) Bassey.

4. Who was Marion's work partner?
(a) Alvar Aalto.
(b) Harry Cumfred.
(c) Max Agostino.
(d) Hortensia James.

5. When did Apartheid officially end?
(a) 1994.
(b) 1995.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1993.

6. What family currently owns the land the Samsodien family is claiming?
(a) The Agostinos.
(b) The Von Struikers.
(c) The Gierdiens.
(d) The Jameses.

7. In what country is the novel primarily set?
(a) South Africa.
(b) The United States.
(c) England.
(d) Nigeria.

8. What is the name of Hortensia's company?
(a) Braithwaite Design.
(b) The Braithwaite House.
(c) House of Braithwaite.
(d) Braithwaite and Company.

9. Which of her mother’s stories does Marion recollect in Chapter Seven?
(a) How she and her father first met.
(b) How Marion got her name.
(c) A boat voyage from South Africa to London.
(d) A family vacation to France.

10. Who does Marion not want to know about the painting?
(a) Hortensia.
(b) Max.
(c) Peter.
(d) Agnes.

11. What item does Marion think will save her from bankruptcy?
(a) A ring.
(b) A painting.
(c) A necklace.
(d) A sculpture.

12. How old was Marion when she met her husband?
(a) 30.
(b) 19.
(c) 26.
(d) 15.

13. How does Hortensia feel about Beulah Gierdien's letter?
(a) It is too sentimental.
(b) It sounds fake.
(c) It is an emergency.
(d) It is beautiful.

14. What was the name of Hortensia's classmate, nicknamed "K"?
(a) Kehinde.
(b) Karly.
(c) Kathy.
(d) Kwittel.

15. What is the name of Marion's maid?
(a) Beulah.
(b) Agnes.
(c) Bassey.
(d) Alvar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which nurse does Hortensia actually like?

2. What does Agnes return to Marion?

3. Who lives in Marion's first design?

4. Who does Hortensia ask Dr. Mama to assign as her new nurse?

5. Where does Marion first stay while her home is being repaired?

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