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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 is the translation for "dop"?

2. How does Lena carry her belongings?

3. What are "skelms"?

4. Who does Lena say Boesman worked for when they had a "real house"?

5. What is a pondok?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. When Boesman returns from gathering shelter, what does he suspect Lena's been doing? Why?

5. What does Boesman accuse Lena of doing with Outa?

6. What is it that astounds Boesman and Lena about Outa's death?

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

8. Why does Lena want to know where they've traveled?

9. What had Boesman wanted to tell Lena that morning?

10. What does Lena associate Boesman's predicament after Outa's death with?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the characters Boesman and Lena. How are they similar? How are they different?

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 different delineations of race and social status under South African apartheid. What classes had the most privilege? How were the individuals regulated?

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