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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name does Lena want to have?
(a) Anna.
(b) Rosie.
(c) Mary.
(d) Summer.

2. What does Lena carry under her arm?
(a) Firewood.
(b) A cooking pot.
(c) A stove.
(d) A mattress.

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

4. What does "kaalgat" mean?
(a) Cleaned.
(b) Born.
(c) Naked.
(d) Razed.

5. Who says, "You don't like it when somebody else laughs. Well, you laughed at me for nothing"?
(a) Athol.
(b) Lena.
(c) Outa.
(d) Boesman.

6. Who says, "It won't last long, but it's big enough. Not much to see. This is all. This is mine"?
(a) Outa.
(b) Zachariah.
(c) Boesman.
(d) Lena.

7. What did Lena ask the white family if they needed?
(a) A maid.
(b) A blanket.
(c) Broken bottles.
(d) A kitten.

8. What does Lena give to Outa after he sits?
(a) Pears.
(b) Prawns.
(c) Wine.
(d) Water.

9. What does Lena say that the tea is?
(a) Sweet and warm.
(b) Stale.
(c) Comforting.
(d) Bitter and brown.

10. What does "Babalas" mean?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Drunken stupor.
(c) Irritation.
(d) Hysterical laughter.

11. What is Lena referring to when she says, "Take your sack, knock on some back doors and it's full in no time"?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Wine.
(c) Meat.
(d) Bottles.

12. What is the translation for "dog" in Africaan?
(a) Hond.
(b) Cann.
(c) Craag.
(d) Raak.

13. What is Boesman dragging along the ground in Act 1?
(a) A piece of currugated iron.
(b) A blanket.
(c) Cooking utensils.
(d) A mattress.

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

15. What does "donnered" mean?
(a) Kissed.
(b) Hugged.
(c) Held.
(d) Beaten.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Lena and Boesman collect after Redhouse?

2. What does "vrot ou huisie vir die grot mens" mean?

3. How does Boesman carry his load?

4. What does Lena tell Outa she's not so good at?

5. What does Boesman say that Outa will do?

(see the answer keys)

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