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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 much of Lukas's money does Nina return in Chapter 19?

2. What plants does Benjamin wonder if they are flowering in Wolwekraal?

3. In Chapter 24, how many sweet potatoes does Elias pay to learn a way to get past the elephants?

4. Which of Barta's sisters does Elias think that Nina is like?

5. How many elephants chase Elias in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Benjamin become Lukas in Chapter 19?

2. What are Fiela's children doing in Chapter 21?

3. Where did Fiela find shelter on the road, and where does she find shelter in Knysna?

4. What progress is being made with Elias's work in Chapter 14?

5. What is Kaliel September's house like?

6. What happens when Petrus talks to the magistrate about Benjamin?

7. Why is Nina upset at the end of Chapter 18?

8. In Chapter 22, where is Nina, and what does Lukas ask of her?

9. In Chapter 15, why does Fiela return to Knysna?

10. In Chapter 19, what arrangements does Elias make for Nina, and how does she react?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

After Benjamin is taken, Fiela makes everyone work hard. What is revealed about the healing power of work when Fiela makes everyone work hard?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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