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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 Boesman does to something he doesn't understand?
(a) Leaves it.
(b) Kills it.
(c) Cradles it.
(d) Hits it.

2. Who says, "Can't we say goodbye? We'll have to do it one day. It's not for ever. Come on. Let's say it now. Goodbye!"?
(a) Fugard.
(b) Outa.
(c) Lena.
(d) Boesman.

3. What does "baas" mean?
(a) Slave.
(b) Child.
(c) Master.
(d) Dog.

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

5. What does Lena say when Boesman asks, "Are you coming? It's the last time I ask you"?
(a) Tomorrow.
(b) No.
(c) Yes.
(d) Wait.

6. What does the word "onnooslik" mean?
(a) Disgusting.
(b) Funny.
(c) Stupid.
(d) Smart.

7. What is the translation of "Al weer sukke tyd"?
(a) Let's go back.
(b) Stop talking.
(c) Stop walking.
(d) Here we go again.

8. What is the setting for the stage in Boesman and Lena?
(a) Bare stage.
(b) The backdrop of the city.
(c) The backdrop of a village.
(d) Red curtains and red floor.

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

10. 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.

11. What does Boesman finally tell Lena at the end of the play?
(a) The truth about the dog.
(b) The truth about the dead man.
(c) The way they came.
(d) The directions home.

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

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

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

15. What does "vark" mean?
(a) Rooster.
(b) Pig.
(c) Clown.
(d) Dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Boesman throw the bread in Act 2?

2. What has made Boesman talkative in Act 2?

3. Who says, "Bulala wena!"

4. 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"?

5. Who says, "There was something else in that fire. Us! Our sad stories, our smells, our world! And it burnt"?

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