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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. In Chapter 11, how long does Fiela believe it will take her to walk to Knysna?
2. In Chapter 2, how far do the mountains stretch from west to east?
3. In Chapter 9, how many other boys does the magistrate have stand with Benjamin when Barta decides if he is her child?
4. How old does Elias think that Nina is in Chapter 5?
5. In Chapter 6, how many spoonfuls of sugar does Fiela stir into Selling's brew?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What was Selling's sentence when he was convicted of murder, and how did he get free?
3. How did Benjamin come to live with Selling and Fiela?
4. Why was Selling convicted of murder when Fiela was pregnant with Emma?
5. What is the village like in Chapter 7 when Benjamin is taken to the magistrate?
6. How did the woodcutters help Elias and Barta before they left for the village?
7. What does Fiela decide to do on Monday in Chapter 10?
8. In Chapter 10, what does Benjamin see and feel when he gets to Barnard's Island?
9. In Chapter 7, how is the road described on page 71?
10. Who is Benjamin, and where does he and his family live?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The setting in a book is the place or places where the action takes place. Where does the story take place? Is the setting simply a backdrop to the story and characters or does it take on the role of a character?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
The Komoetie family is more prosperous than the Laghaan family. Why is the Komoetie family more prosperous than the Laghaan family? What is revealed about the value of hard work by contrasting the two families?
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