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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Boesman finally tell Lena at the end of the play?

2. To whom does Lena say, "Why the hell you do it so soon? There's things I didn't tell you, man. And now this as well"?

3. Where did Boesman work in Missionvale?

4. Fill in the blank: "That's not a pondok, Boesman. It's a _____."

5. Who says, "This is the time and place. To hell with the others. They're finished, and mixed up anyway"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

How does Boesman and Lena present "the future?" Is this a hopeful play or a nihilistic one? Why?

Essay Topic 3

How did Athol Fugard hope to use theater as a means to change the society in which he lived? Was he successful?

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