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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who chased Boesman and Lena off their land?
(a) A Zulu.
(b) A Korsten.
(c) The Chinese man.
(d) A Boer.

2. What does Boesman forbid the old man to do?
(a) Sing.
(b) Dance.
(c) Sleep in the shack with them.
(d) Go away.

3. What does Boesman say that the "kaffirs" come here to do?
(a) Steal.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Die.
(d) Drink.

4. What did the Boer have on the farm?
(a) A knife.
(b) A wagon.
(c) A bow and arrow.
(d) A gun.

5. What does Lena do after Boesman returns from getting shelter materials?
(a) Builds the shelter.
(b) Sings and dances.
(c) Washes clothes.
(d) Cooks prawns.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are "skelms"?

2. What did Lena find when she went into the dark to find shelter materials?

3. What does Boesman do with the piece of corrugated iron?

4. Which character appears first in Act 1?

5. What does Lena say that many of Outa's kind have given her and Boesman along the road?

(see the answer key)

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