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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. Who is Theo?

2. Who is Bassie?

3. Why do Rosa and Tony stay at her Aunt Velma's hotel when they are young?

4. What response does Tandi make to Rosa when Rosa asks her if the baby is hers?

5. How does Rosa respond to Clare's request when Clare visits her at her apartment?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens in the city on the anniversary of Lionel's death and how does Rosa react to it and why?

4. How does Conrad see Rosa's childhood and where does he believe it will lead her?

5. What occupation is Lionel Burger's and how does his social standing affect his views?

6. How does Rosa view Clare?

7. What does Rosa feel shortly before she leaves Fats' house?

8. From pages 62-70, how does Rosa view herself? What does she know about herself that she wishes she could change but won't?

9. What offering does the baby boy make to Rosa? Where does the item come from, and what is its significance?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Rosa go to France? How does she almost accomplish her goal in going there?

Essay Topic 2

What greater significance does the woman in the nightgown have? How can she be seen as a theme of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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