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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Lena say that Boesman gets when other people laugh at him beating her?
(a) Happy.
(b) Ashamed.
(c) Angry.
(d) Miserable.

3. Who goes into the shelter at the end of Act 1?
(a) Outa.
(b) Zachariah.
(c) Lena.
(d) Boesman.

4. What does Boesman tell Lena she should have done at the white family's house?
(a) Burned down the house.
(b) Borrowed their clothes.
(c) Gone with them.
(d) Killed them.

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

6. What does Boesman laugh at Lena for?
(a) Asking questions.
(b) Saluting the soldier.
(c) Making dinner.
(d) Not remembering the route.

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

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

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

10. What did Lena and Boesman collect after Redhouse?
(a) Apples.
(b) Peaches.
(c) Prickly pears.
(d) Walnuts.

11. What happened before when Lena went to the police for Boesman beating her?
(a) They tried to hang Boesman.
(b) They arrested Boesman.
(c) They took her away.
(d) They didn't care.

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

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

14. What shoes are Lena and Boesman wearing?
(a) Mocassins.
(b) None.
(c) Worn-out loafers.
(d) Sandals.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lena say that the tea is?

2. Who does Lena say Boesman worked for when they had a "real house"?

3. Who chased Boesman and Lena off their land?

4. What does Lena give to Outa after he sits?

5. What did the Boer have on the farm?

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