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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 bribe Boesman with to let Outa stay?

2. How does Boesman carry his load?

3. What does Boesman do to prove Lena wrong in Act 1?

4. What did Lena and Boesman collect after Redhouse?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lena talk so much?

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

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

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

5. What was Boesman happy about when the village was razed?

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

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

8. What does Boesman seem to enjoy in Lena's behavior? How do we know?

9. What does Lena hate about the night?

10. What does Boesman tell Lena regarding the past?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What are the primary themes of Boesman and Lena? What are some ways that Fugard expresses them? Use the definition of theme in your answer.

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