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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 time did Elias and Barta leave for the village in Chapter 8?

2. When does Lukas disappear?

3. In Chapter 8, what do Elias and Barta eat before they go into the village?

4. What color shirt does Dawid bring back in Chapter 6 for Benjamin to wear?

5. In Chapter 5, what day of the week does Elias see three elephants coming up the path?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 10, what does Benjamin see and feel when he gets to Barnard's Island?

2. What possible news of Lukas is there at the end of Chapter 1?

3. In Chapter 8, why did Barta and Elias not spend the night in the village, and when did they have to leave because they did not spend the night?

4. In Chapter 7, how is the road described on page 71?

5. What was Selling's sentence when he was convicted of murder, and how did he get free?

6. How does the search proceed for Lukas?

7. How did Benjamin come to live with Selling and Fiela?

8. How did the woodcutters help Elias and Barta before they left for the village?

9. What is the village like in Chapter 7 when Benjamin is taken to the magistrate?

10. Why was Selling convicted of murder when Fiela was pregnant with Emma?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Benjamin has to become a different person after he leaves the Long Kloof. What struggles does Benjamin have with identity after he leaves the Long Kloof? How does Benjamin reclaim his identity?

Essay Topic 2

Flashbacks are a literary device used to provide information about events that took place before the story began. How does the author use flashbacks in the novel? How does the author’s choice to use flashback affect the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Benjamin is raised by Fiela. Why is Benjamin raised by Fiela? What is revealed about mother/child relationship through the relationship she has with Benjamin?

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