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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says, "It was bioscope, man! And I watched it. Beginning to end, the way it happened. I saw it. Me"?
(a) Lena.
(b) Zachariah.
(c) Outa.
(d) Boesman.

2. What does Lena say to Boesman about the next time he wants to kill her?
(a) To leave.
(b) To find someone else.
(c) To really do it.
(d) To kill himself.

3. What is a dronkie?
(a) Black person.
(b) Cat.
(c) Old person.
(d) Drunkard.

4. What does Lena goad Boesman to do to the body?
(a) Bury it.
(b) Hang it.
(c) Hide it.
(d) Beat it.

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

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

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

8. Where is the farthest they've been, according to Lena?
(a) Valplaas.
(b) Coegakop.
(c) Redhouse.
(d) Korsten.

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

10. Where did the child die?
(a) Veelplaas.
(b) Redhouse.
(c) Missionvale.
(d) Koetsan.

11. Who says, "Bulala wena!"
(a) Outa.
(b) Boesman.
(c) Zachariah.
(d) Lena.

12. 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) Zachariah.
(b) Lena.
(c) Boesman.
(d) Outa.

13. What does Lena say Boesman will have between his toes at Veelplas?
(a) Water.
(b) Mud.
(c) Tar.
(d) Sand.

14. What does Boesman do after Outa has passed away?
(a) Calls for help.
(b) Digs a grave.
(c) Leaves the shanty.
(d) Goes into the shelter.

15. What does Boesman say that the white man gave them in demolishing their village?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Hatred.
(c) Anger.
(d) Tears.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lena know the old man died?

2. What does Lena mean when she says "Vuka!" to Outa?

3. What is Lena referring to when she says, "So that's how you do it. I know what it feels like. Now I know what it looks like"?

4. What does Lena say "hasn't got a hole in it yet"?

5. What does the phrase "En dit?" mean?

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