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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. How long do Tony and Rosa stay with their Aunt Velma?

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

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

4. What does Clare want from Rosa when she goes to her apartment to see her?

5. What is Cathy's fight for the blacks?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Rosa's life tragic as shown in the first section of the novel?

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

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

5. How does Rosa view Clare?

6. What is the relationship between Noel and Rosa? How long does it last? How does it end?

7. What does Rosa recollect after the death of the man in the public square concerning her parents, Tony and Conrad?

8. What happened in the morning in the city that Marisa wants to know more about ,and what does Greer tell her about it?

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

10. What is the meeting between Marisa and Rosa all about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

If Rosa is the protagonist of the story. Who are the antagonists? Name three antagonists and explain why they are antagonists and how they affect Rosa.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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