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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much time passes between Act 1 and Act 2?
(a) One night.
(b) Two hours.
(c) One hour.
(d) Two days.

2. Fill in the blank: "That's not a pondok, Boesman. It's a _____."
(a) House.
(b) Coffin.
(c) Suitcase.
(d) Church.

3. What does Boesman pass to Lena when she walks back to him?
(a) The wood.
(b) The bucket.
(c) The blanket.
(d) The mattress.

4. Who says, "Dead men are dangerous. You'd better get rid of it"?
(a) Boesman.
(b) Lena.
(c) Outa.
(d) Fugard.

5. What does the phrase, "Die geraas van 'n vervloekte lewe" mean?
(a) The noise of a cursed life.
(b) The trees are whispering.
(c) The dog is howling like wind.
(d) The last man laughing.

6. What does "vlenterbroek" mean?
(a) Torn trousers.
(b) Broken bottles.
(c) Dead dogs.
(d) Old men.

7. What is Boesman talking about when he says, "web wereld, kom brandewyn"?
(a) Clothing.
(b) Brandy.
(c) The door.
(d) The shanty.

8. What hurt Lena more than Boesman's beatings?
(a) Killing Outa.
(b) Telling her he was to blame for dropping the bottles.
(c) Telling her he hated her.
(d) Killing her dog.

9. How much wine did Boesman drink?
(a) Two bottles.
(b) Three bottles.
(c) One bottle.
(d) Half a bottle.

10. What does Boesman say the dead man is?
(a) Diseased.
(b) Cancerous.
(c) Good luck.
(d) Trouble.

11. Which character says, "Hotnot and a Kaffer got no time for apartheid on a night like this. We must keep that bit of wood for later"?
(a) Outa.
(b) Boesman.
(c) Lena.
(d) Zachariah.

12. What does Lena beg Boesman to do in Act 2?
(a) To steal money.
(b) To steal food.
(c) To stop crying.
(d) To hit her.

13. What is the word used for the ethnic group of Boesman and Lena?
(a) White.
(b) Colored.
(c) Black.
(d) Indian.

14. Why does Lena say that Boesman admitted his wrong?
(a) To ask for forgiveness.
(b) To hurt her again.
(c) To make her send Outa away.
(d) To make her laugh.

15. What does "Outa" mean?
(a) Blind man.
(b) Young man.
(c) Dog.
(d) Old man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lena say God could do with the past day?

2. How does Lena know the old man died?

3. What does Lena tell the dead man is still happening before his eyes?

4. What does Boesman do after Outa has passed away?

5. What does Lena ask Boesman to do instead of hitting her?

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