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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Lena meet the memory of on the old roads?

3. Which character appears first in Act 1?

4. What are "skelms"?

5. Which character says, "I know I'm here now. Why? Look at it, for God's sake. Is this the best you could do"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What leads to Lena's dancing once Boesman's gone inside the shanty?

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

4. What does Boesman do as Lena's working out their past route? Why?

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

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

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

8. What did Boesman do to Lena earlier in the day?

9. What does Boesman say about dead men? Why does he not want Outa's body at the camp?

10. Why did Boesman beat Lena this morning? Why did he stop?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What purpose does the character Outa serve to the action and plot of the play? How does he affect the other characters?

Essay Topic 2

What is the climax of Boesman and Lena? Describe how the plot progresses in the play.

Essay Topic 3

What are some motifs and symbols in Boesman and Lena? How does the author use these motifs to express the themes?

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