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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 clean from her toes?

2. What does Boesman say Lena will do when she's "had enough of this"?

3. How does Boesman carry his load?

4. For what does Boesman say Lena almost broke her neck from looking behind her so much?

5. What did the two white children come to watch Lena count this morning?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the irony of Boesman's tirade at the camp before he leaves?

2. How does Boesman realize that Outa is dead?

3. What does Lena say about the birds?

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

5. Why does Lena want Outa to stay?

6. What is Lena's reaction to Boesman's leaving?

7. What is the sense of hope at the end of the play? What is the sense of hopelessness?

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

9. Why does Boesman believe that he admitted his fault earlier in the day?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the changes in race relations in South Africa in the 1960s versus today. How have things changed? Is there still bigotry in this country?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the word "freedom" and what it means in the context of Boesman and Lena. What term discussed in class would this word fall under?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the word "racism." What does this word mean to you? What does it mean in the play?

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