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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. How often does the post-cart come to Long Kloof?

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

3. How many eggs does an ostrich usually lay?

4. How much did Petrus pay for two young ostrich chicks at Oudtshoorn?

5. What type of seeds does Barta plan to plant in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. How difficult was it to tame Kicker?

2. Who is Benjamin, and where does he and his family live?

3. What work does Selling do, and why is work a struggle for him?

4. In Chapter 5, what scheme does Elias come up with to get elephant tusks?

5. In Chapter 9, what happens when Barta comes to see Benjamin?

6. How is Pollie settling in at Fiela's?

7. 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?

8. How is Barta cared for when Lukas is missing?

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

10. What does Fiela send with Benjamin when he has to go see the magistrate in Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

Essay Topic 3

Mood is an element that authors use to evoke feelings in readers through the use of descriptive language. Mood is the overall feeling that readers have when reading a story. What is the overall mood of Fiela’s Child?

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