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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the farthest they've been, according to Lena?

2. What does Lena call Boesman for what he does to the shelter?

3. What did Lena do when the bulldozers came?

4. How much wine did Boesman drink?

5. What does Lena say God could do with the past day?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some motifs and symbols in Boesman and Lena? How does the author use these motifs to express the themes?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What is the effect of producing a show such as Boesman and Lena in the United States, or other countries which no longer have a segregated society? Is there a purpose to reading and producing these works?

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