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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What followed Lena all the way back to Korsten?
(a) The police.
(b) A black man.
(c) A white man.
(d) A dog.

2. How much were the bottles worth that were broken?
(a) Sixpence.
(b) Twopence.
(c) Fivepence.
(d) Tenpence.

3. How long did Lena's child live?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Five years.
(c) Six months.
(d) Two years.

4. What does Boesman complain that Lena does?
(a) Talks constantly.
(b) Laughs constantly.
(c) Cries constantly.
(d) Is silent.

5. What does Lena do after she says, "Maybe he sees us"?
(a) Waves.
(b) Hides.
(c) Dances.
(d) Screams.

6. What does "vrot ou huisie vir die grot mens" mean?
(a) Another rotten house for rotten people.
(b) Another roadside attraction.
(c) A way home.
(d) Another homeless man.

7. What does Lena clean from her toes?
(a) Sawdust.
(b) Mud.
(c) Rubble.
(d) Sand.

8. Fill in the blank: "Once you've put your _____ on your head and walked you never get light again."
(a) Belongings.
(b) Firewood.
(c) Life.
(d) Pans.

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

10. What are "skelms"?
(a) Devils.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Black men.
(d) White men.

11. What does the Afrikaan word "maer" mean?
(a) Thin.
(b) Soft.
(c) Angry.
(d) Fat.

12. For what does Boesman say Lena almost broke her neck from looking behind her so much?
(a) Her son.
(b) Her dog.
(c) Her daughter.
(d) Her cat.

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

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

15. What does Lena say will happen to Boesman one day for beating her?
(a) She'll find another man.
(b) He'll be shot.
(c) He'll be hanged.
(d) He will fall apart.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a pondok?

2. What does Boesman do to the old man while Lena is looking for shelter materials?

3. What does Lena share with Outa?

4. What does Lena say that the tea is?

5. What is Boesman dragging along the ground in Act 1?

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