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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lena say that the bread should have on it?
(a) Bruises.
(b) Jam.
(c) Dirt.
(d) Mold.

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

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

4. Lena says, "When I want to cry, you want to" what?
(a) Dance.
(b) Sing.
(c) Laugh.
(d) Drink.

5. What does Lena say there's never enough of to sleep at night?
(a) Warmth.
(b) Wine.
(c) Clothing.
(d) Friendship.

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

7. What does "skof" mean?
(a) To walk.
(b) Foothill.
(c) Sky.
(d) Stretch.

8. Why did Boesman beat Lena this morning?
(a) For chasing the dog.
(b) For dropping biscuits.
(c) For dropping bottles.
(d) For walking too slow.

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

10. What does Lena say she'll do once she's got a new name?
(a) Give up dancing.
(b) Become a nun.
(c) Leave Boesman.
(d) Stop singing.

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

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

13. What does Lena say that Boesman was this morning?
(a) Scared.
(b) Happy.
(c) Sad.
(d) Afraid.

14. What does Lena say is "the scenery" of her world?
(a) The churches.
(b) The children.
(c) Boesman's back.
(d) The sky.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Lena say that the tea is?

3. How much were the bottles worth that were broken?

4. How long did Lena's child live?

5. What does Lena look up at when she and Boesman sit in Act 1?

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