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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the phrase "En dit?" mean?
(a) Where's the rain?
(b) Who are you?
(c) And that?
(d) Is it late?

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

3. What does Lena call Boesman for what he does to the shelter?
(a) A Kaffir.
(b) A monster.
(c) A bulldozer.
(d) A pig.

4. Who says, "When you make a hole in your face the noise that comes out is as good as nothing, because nobody hears it"?
(a) Athol.
(b) Outa.
(c) Lena.
(d) Boesman.

5. What does Boesman imitate to irritate Lena?
(a) Lena.
(b) Outa.
(c) The dog.
(d) A ghost.

6. What does "vies" mean?
(a) Spirited.
(b) Furious.
(c) Lively.
(d) Happy.

7. What does Lena say they did for all the holidays?
(a) Ate.
(b) Danced.
(c) Cried.
(d) Walked.

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

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

10. What does Lena say that Boesman left on the dead man?
(a) Money.
(b) Fingerprints.
(c) Blood.
(d) Clothing.

11. Where did Boesman work in Missionvale?
(a) The saltpans.
(b) The Chinaman's house.
(c) The farm.
(d) The railroad.

12. Who says, "Big yellow donner with its jawbone to the ground. One bite and there's a hole in the earth!"?
(a) Boesman.
(b) Athol.
(c) Lena.
(d) Outa.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a dronkie?

2. What does the word "onnooslik" mean?

3. What is the setting for the stage in Boesman and Lena?

4. What does "vark" mean?

5. How much time passes between Act 1 and Act 2?

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