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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. Who does Fiela remember had promised her would raise Benjamin if something happened to her?

2. How much land do the Laghaans have?

3. In Chapter 6, what does Fiela feed her children for breakfast?

4. In Chapter 5, how many elephants does Dawid say he sees coming down a footpath?

5. How much land do the Komoeties have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Fiela decide to do on Monday in Chapter 10?

2. How does the search proceed for Lukas?

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

4. In Chapter 6, why does Fiela want Tollie to stay in the house?

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

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

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

10. How did Fiela get a male ostrich?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Life with the van Rooyens is very different from what Benjamin is used to. How is Benjamin’s life with the Van Rooyens different from what he is used to? How does Benjamin have to adapt to 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

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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