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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 Greer say "blackness" means?

2. Who pulls Tony out of the pool?

3. How do the blacks treat Rosa when she goes to Fat's home?

4. How many black miners participated in the strike of 1946 in South Africa?

5. Why was Ivy Terblanche sentenced to prison in the past?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Rosa and Tony go stay with the Nels and for how long?

2. Who is the old-maid school teacher and what does she do to the Burgers?

3. What happens at Ivy and Dick Terblanche's home on the day that Rosa goes to visit?

4. What do Greer and Rosa see on their ride home from Orlanda and how and why do they react the way that they do?

5. What is life like at the Nel's hotel for Rosa?

6. What information does Rosa give the journalist concerning her parents?

7. What recollections does Rosa have and why is she thinking about the past in after her visit to the Terblanche's home?

8. What politics are the Burgers involved in and what is their stand on the issue?

9. How is Rosa's life different than her cousin who carries her name?

10. What memory does Rosa describe as she and Conrad stop in front of her dad's house one evening while taking a walk?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of the beating of the donkey? What does it symbolize for Rosa, and why can't she react to the incident the way that she wants to?

Essay Topic 2

In what style is the book written? How does this style add to the book's purpose? How does it allow the reader to view different perspectives?

Essay Topic 3

Compare Rosa to Greer. What are each of the strengths and weaknesses in regards to the fight against apartheid? How does Greer's involvement differ from Rosa? Do they both have the same goals?

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