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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many black miners participated in the strike of 1946 in South Africa?
2. How do the blacks treat Rosa when she goes to Fat's home?
3. What does Rosa know happened at the Providence House that Marisa was unaware of until later?
4. What does Greer do with the dinner he is given at Fats'?
5. What does the schoolmaster say about what blacks want in the discussion at Fats' home?
Short Essay Questions
1. In the first section of the novel pages 9-39, many points of view are used. Whose points of view is the story told from?
2. What happened in the morning in the city that Marisa wants to know more about ,and what does Greer tell her about it?
3. Why do Rosa and Tony go stay with the Nels and for how long?
4. How does Conrad see Rosa's childhood and where does he believe it will lead her?
5. What does Rosa recollect after the death of the man in the public square concerning her parents, Tony and Conrad?
6. What is the meeting between Marisa and Rosa all about?
7. How does Rosa view Clare?
8. What information does Rosa give the journalist concerning her parents?
9. What happens to the man on the bench in the public square and what do the onlookers do?
10. What happens at Ivy and Dick Terblanche's home on the day that Rosa goes to visit?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is Gordimer's point in including Didier in the novel? How does he contrast to Rosa? How is his character a foil character?
Essay Topic 2
Compare Rosa to Greer. What are each of the strengths and weaknesses in regards to the fight against apartheid? How does Greer's involvement differ from Rosa? Do they both have the same goals?
Essay Topic 3
What is the significance of the beating of the donkey? What does it symbolize for Rosa, and why can't she react to the incident the way that she wants to?
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