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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 language does Outa speak?
(a) Zulu.
(b) Afrikaans.
(c) Botunku.
(d) Xhosa.

2. What does Boesman do with the piece of corrugated iron?
(a) Builds a lean-to.
(b) Uses it for the fire.
(c) Makes a trap with it.
(d) Hits Lena.

3. What does "donnered" mean?
(a) Beaten.
(b) Held.
(c) Hugged.
(d) Kissed.

4. For what does Boesman say Lena almost broke her neck from looking behind her so much?
(a) Her cat.
(b) Her son.
(c) Her dog.
(d) Her daughter.

5. What does Lena say that Boesman was this morning?
(a) Afraid.
(b) Scared.
(c) Sad.
(d) Happy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lena show to Outa?

2. What did the white man do to Lena and Boesman's village?

3. Where does Lena tell Outa they've come from?

4. What does Lena say is "the scenery" of her world?

5. What does "skof" mean?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Lena initially react to Boesman's truth about the bottles?

3. What does Boesman do to the body when Lena goads him to anger?

4. Describe the relationship between Boesman and Lena.

5. How have the tables turned between Boesman and Lena after Outa's death?

6. What is Lena carrying when she enters? How does she carry it?

7. What is Lena's reaction to Boesman's treatment of Outa's body?

8. What has Lena been looking for all morning? Why?

9. How does Outa communicate with Boesman and Lena?

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

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