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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 Brandt first show Rosa when she visits his home?

2. What does Rosa believe that the revolutionaries will think of her leaving the country?

3. Whose hand does Rosa hold as she walks through the streets of Paris?

4. What does the government assume Rosa is trying to get from the Nationalists?

5. How long does Rosa plan on being in London before Bernard arrives?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the consequence of Bassie's phone call for Rosa?

2. What does Rosa want to do when she sees the donkey being beaten, and why doesn't she do it?

3. How is finding Bassie the complete opposite of what Rosa would have imagined?

4. What is Greer's trial all about, and what is its outcome for Greer?

5. What are Rosa's thoughts concerning her future with Bernard?

6. What is the political topic of conversation at Donna's party?

7. What happens with the woman in the street that Rosa finds and how does it affect her?

8. What does Bernard say that the trip to Corsica is all about and what does it actually turn out to be?

9. What are some of the experiences that Rosa and Katya share as Rosa's stay extends in Pages 214-261?

10. What is the significance of Flora's party to Rosa?

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 is Bernard's role in the novel? Why does Gordimer create his character? What contrasts is the reader made to see through him?

Essay Topic 3

Compare Brandt's way of life and his outlook on the cause to that of Lionel's. How are they both on the same side? How are their approaches vastly different?

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