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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. By the fourth day that Lukas is missing, how many men are searching?
2. What does Fiela want Emma to take to Miss Baby and Auntie Maria in Chapter 6?
3. What color were Lukas's eyes?
4. When are Elias and Barta to be in the village courtroom at the end of Chapter 5?
5. What time did Elias and Barta leave for the village in Chapter 8?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Fiela decide to do on Monday in Chapter 10?
2. How difficult was it to tame Kicker?
3. What does Elias van Rooyen do for a living, and how does his work compare to the work other families on Barnard's Island do?
4. In Chapter 9, what happens when Barta comes to see Benjamin?
5. Why was Selling convicted of murder when Fiela was pregnant with Emma?
6. In Chapter 5, what scheme does Elias come up with to get elephant tusks?
7. What work does Selling do, and why is work a struggle for him?
8. What was Selling's sentence when he was convicted of murder, and how did he get free?
9. How is Pollie settling in at Fiela's?
10. How does the search proceed for Lukas?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Benjamin has to become Lukas van Rooyen when he lives in the forest. How does Benjamin learn to become Lukas? Is he able to accept his new life?
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
In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?
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