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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Lena meet the memory of on the old roads?
(a) Herself.
(b) Outa.
(c) Boesman.
(d) The dog.

4. What is Boesman dragging along the ground in Act 1?
(a) A piece of currugated iron.
(b) Cooking utensils.
(c) A mattress.
(d) A blanket.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lena say she'll do once she's got a new name?

2. What is the translation for "dog" in Africaan?

3. How long did Lena's child live?

4. What does Lena ask Boesman for before making the fire?

5. What does Lena use to block the fire from the wind?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lena feel about Boesman's sudden talkativeness in Act 2?

2. What does Boesman tell Lena regarding the past?

3. How does Boesman appear as he leaves the camp? How does Boesman's physical demeanor reflect his internal turmoil?

4. How does Lena feel about where they've stopped for the night?

5. Describe the character of Outa. Where do Lena and Boesman see him?

6. Describe Lena's appearance. What does she wear? How old is she?

7. What does Lena say about the birds?

8. How does Lena convince Boesman to let Outa stay?

9. How does Boesman react to Lena's plan to sleep in the shanty?

10. What is Boesman doing at the beginning of Act 2? Why?

(see the answer keys)

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