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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lena share with Outa?
(a) Her shoes.
(b) Her tent.
(c) Her clothes.
(d) Her food.

2. Which character carries a mattress?
(a) Boesman.
(b) Lena.
(c) Zachariah.
(d) Outa.

3. What is "soeterigheid"?
(a) Wood.
(b) Sweetness.
(c) Irritation.
(d) Sourness.

4. What does Lena show to Outa?
(a) Her bruises.
(b) Her wine.
(c) Her food.
(d) Her clothes.

5. What is "Jou moer!"?
(a) An obscenity.
(b) A sound of relief.
(c) A pleasant greeting.
(d) An endearment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Boesman do to prove Lena wrong in Act 1?

2. What does Boesman tell Lena she should have done at the white family's house?

3. Who says, "I thought you knew. One day you're going to ask me who you are"?

4. What does "kaalgat" mean?

5. What did the two white children come to watch Lena count this morning?

(see the answer key)

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