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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "Outa" mean?

2. What does Lena goad Boesman to do to the body?

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

4. What does Boesman do to the shelter when Lena says she'll sleep there tonight?

5. What is a "Trickey-draai"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Boesman's treatment of Outa reflect the white man's treatment of him? Why does he act in the way he does?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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