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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 Rosa know happened at the Providence House that Marisa was unaware of until later?
2. What does Daniel tell Rosa about one of his boys?
3. What does Rosa do for a living after she leaves the hospital?
4. With what were the two hotel rooms where Rosa stayed filled?
5. Why has Lionel been imprisoned?
Short Essay Questions
1. What politics are the Burgers involved in and what is their stand on the issue?
2. What memory does Rosa describe as she and Conrad stop in front of her dad's house one evening while taking a walk?
3. What is the relationship between Noel and Rosa? How long does it last? How does it end?
4. What happened in the morning in the city that Marisa wants to know more about ,and what does Greer tell her about it?
5. What is the meeting between Marisa and Rosa all about?
6. What happens in the city on the anniversary of Lionel's death and how does Rosa react to it and why?
7. What does Rosa recollect after the death of the man in the public square concerning her parents, Tony and Conrad?
8. What does Clare want Rosa to do and how does Rosa react to the request?
9. What is the relationship between Conrad and Rosa from the time they met to the end of the first section of the book?
10. What recollections does Rosa have and why is she thinking about the past in after her visit to the Terblanche's home?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is Gordimer's point in including Didier in the novel? How does he contrast to Rosa? How is his character a foil character?
Essay Topic 2
Flora arrives at the prison and knocks hard at the door the door to be let in to drop off a package for Rosa and Clare. How have things come full circle based on this scene? Explain the irony of the circle.
Essay Topic 3
What is the fundamental difference between Clare and Rosa?
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