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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. Lena says, "When I want to cry, you want to" what?

2. What did Lena find when she went into the dark to find shelter materials?

3. What is "soeterigheid"?

4. What happened before when Lena went to the police for Boesman beating her?

5. What language to Boesman and Lena speak?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Lena change her mind about leaving with Boesman?

2. What does Lena say about Boesman's search for Freedom?

3. Why does Lena talk so much?

4. What is the irony of Boesman's behavior toward Outa?

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

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

7. What does Boesman say about the scene in the morning?

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

9. What does Boesman tell Lena as they leave?

10. Describe the relationship between Boesman and Lena.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the word "identity." What characters search for their identity in Boesman and Lena? How?

Essay Topic 2

What emotions and frustrations lie behind Boesman's violence and abuse toward Lena? Cite where this explained in the text.

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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