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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is it that recommends that David be dismissed immediately and that he forfeit all benefits?
(a) Rassool.
(b) Aram Hakim.
(c) Mathabane.
(d) Melanie's father.

2. What happens to David and Lucy as they return to their house after they hear the noise?
(a) They are tricked and assaulted.
(b) They try to get to Petrus whom they see through a window.
(c) They see fire from a window and try to put it out.
(d) They see the dogs have been hurt.

3. On the first meeting of David and Soraya, what was it that David strongly disliked?
(a) Her voice.
(b) Her accent.
(c) Her clothing.
(d) Her red lipstick.

4. Which person confesses a strong liking for the poetry of Adrienne Rich and Toni Morrison?
(a) Melanie.
(b) Byron.
(c) Adrienne Rich.
(d) David.

5. Of what ethnicity is Soraya?
(a) Latina.
(b) Afrikaner.
(c) Dutch.
(d) Muslim.

Short Answer Questions

1. When David decides to get a lawyer, who does he contact?

2. When Lucy and David go on their spring morning walk, what 3 things does she marvel at?

3. Where is David Lurie employed?

4. When David first walks into the hearing, what is the word that best describes his feeling toward the proceedings?

5. What is one piece of advice that the lawyer gives David?

Short Essay Questions

1. After David has resigned, how does Lucy treat the prospect of her father staying with her indefinitely?

2. David describes Melanie as "clever enough, but unengaged." What might the attraction to such a person suggest about David?

3. While David pleads guilty, he will not say that he repents. What is his reason for refusing this request to sign a repentance?

4. When David meets with his ex-wife Rosalind, how does she treat the news that David is accused of harassing a student?

5. Although David ultimately agrees to volunteer to work for Bev Shaw, what is his first reason for not wanting to work as a volunteer?

6. How does Melanie's cousin Pauline treat David over the telephone when he calls for Melanie?

7. What is David's reaction to Lucy's determination to go back to her farm?

8. What might David Lurie offer in his defense of his sexual relations with Melanie Isaacs, his student?

9. After class, David comments that if he were alone with Melanie, he would call her "his little dove" and embrace her. Why then does he treat her so sternly?

10. When Melanie's boyfriend is in the class, the other students are even quieter than they usually are. How might one interpret this silence?

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