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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. How many times has Elias been to Long Kloof in Chapter 8?

3. How many families have built a house on Barnard's Island?

4. When was Fiela born?

5. How long after Lukas disappears is a small skeleton found?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does the search proceed for Lukas?

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 did Benjamin come to live with Selling and Fiela?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does the author use more metaphors or similes in the novel? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers make the writing more interesting?

Essay Topic 2

Strangers often treat people from the forest as inconsequential and uneducated. Who is a man that Malie remembers camping near her home? What did the man denigrate her family for doing? Was the man a hypocrite for denigrating Malie’s family?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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