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Boesman & Lena | Quiz

Athol Fugard
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Boesman & Lena | Quiz

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1)

Where does Lena tell Outa they've come from? (from Act 1)

Bunkona.
Redhouse.
Swartkops.
Korsten.
2)

When does the play take place? (from Act 2)

The 1800s.
The 1960s.
The 1970s.
The 1990s.
3)

What is Lena referring to when she says, "Take your sack, knock on some back doors and it's full in no time"? (from Act 1)

Bottles.
Wine.
Meat.
Dogs.
4)

What does "donnered" mean? (from Act 1)

Hugged.
Kissed.
Held.
Beaten.
5)

What did Lena find when she went into the dark to find shelter materials? (from Act 1)

A few bottles.
A blanket.
A few pieces of wood.
A piece of iron.
6)

What did Lena do when the bulldozers came? (from Act 2)

Laughed.
Cried.
Danced.
Sang.
7)

What does Lena ask Boesman to do instead of hitting her? (from Act 2)

Kiss her.
Slap her.
Kill her.
Touch her.
8)

What did Lena call the dog? (from Act 2)

Caan.
Jaaka.
Hond.
Dingo.
9)

Who says, "Big yellow donner with its jawbone to the ground. One bite and there's a hole in the earth!"? (from Act 2)

Outa.
Lena.
Athol.
Boesman.
10)

Fill in the blank: "Once you've put your _____ on your head and walked you never get light again." (from Act 1)

Firewood.
Pans.
Life.
Belongings.
11)

What does Lena take off the dead man and throw at Boesman? (from Act 2)

His wallet.
His bottles.
His clothes.
Her blanket.
12)

What does Boesman accuse Lena of doing with the old man? (from Act 2)

Cheating on him with him.
Cursing him.
Slapping him.
Nursing him.
13)

What does Boesman forbid the old man to do? (from Act 1)

Dance.
Sleep in the shack with them.
Go away.
Sing.
14)

What does "vies" mean? (from Act 2)

Furious.
Spirited.
Lively.
Happy.
15)

What followed Lena all the way back to Korsten? (from Act 1)

A white man.
A black man.
The police.
A dog.
16)

What does Lena say that Boesman left on the dead man? (from Act 2)

Fingerprints.
Money.
Clothing.
Blood.
17)

What is a "Trickey-draai"? (from Act 2)

Lively dance.
Slave.
Country song.
Hard worker.
18)

Who says, "There's only me. All you've got is me and I'm saying 'Sies!'"? (from Act 2)

Zachariah.
Outa.
Boesman.
Lena.
19)

What do people like Lena and Boesman do with the White Man's rubbish? (from Act 2)

Savor it.
Wear it, eat it, or sleep in it.
Burn it.
Clean it.
20)

What did Lena do to the dog when Boesman wasn't looking? (from Act 2)

Beat it.
Fed it.
Sold it.
Killed it.
21)

What is a dronkie? (from Act 2)

Black person.
Old person.
Cat.
Drunkard.
22)

What does Boesman say the dead man is? (from Act 2)

Trouble.
Diseased.
Good luck.
Cancerous.
23)

Who says, "We're the whiteman's rubbish. That's why he's so beneukt with us. He can't get rid of his rubbish"? (from Act 2)

Athol.
Outa.
Boesman.
Lena.
24)

What does Lena tell Boesman that he will "know what it feels like"? (from Act 2)

Hanging for beating her.
Being punished for killing a man.
Being punished for something you didn't do.
Being beaten.
25)

What does Lena show to Outa? (from Act 1)

Her bruises.
Her food.
Her clothes.
Her wine.
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