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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. What does Dr. Miller offer to pay for Tengo?

2. According to Tengo, the black schools are designed to ____________________________.

3. What does Joseph think that blacks should do?

4. What does Joseph offer to Tengo?

5. What is unique about the choice Tengo has to make?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tengo think about what the protesters believe the whites will never allow blacks to have?

2. What does Tengo devote his time to when school starts again?

3. What does Tengo think is the only thing that will change the lives of his family members?

4. How is Dr. Miller starkly different from the oubaas and his wife?

5. What does Tengo learn about Joseph and the organization with which he is associated?

6. Why is Tengo's need to make a choice a sad and unfair situation?

7. What are Frikkie and Tengo doin in their lives now that they are seventeen-years-old?

8. Why does Joseph's offer to help Tengo continue his education bring such relief to Tengo?

9. Why do Dr. and Mrs. Miller encourage Tengo to study art in school?

10. What does Tengo suspect about Joseph who is rarely home these days?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hatred seems to be almost an unnamed character in the book. How pervasive is the sense of hatred? Why does it have such a prevalent place in the characters' lives? Explain how an inanimate object or characteristic can be a character.

Essay Topic 2

WAITING FOR THE RAIN is a classic coming-of-age story. What does that classification entail? Why does this book fit into this category?

Essay Topic 3

Select an instance of symbolism from the book and explain its significance.

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