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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 type of tree does Nina say that she is not even sure baboons can climb?

2. What size is the shelter the Komoeties build for the ostriches?

3. In Chapter 12, how long does Barta say that Willem said they would be cutting wagon wood?

4. What is the cost of a marriage fee?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 17, how long does it rain over the Kloof?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Benjamin become Lukas in Chapter 19?

2. Why does a forester visit with Elias and Barta in Chapter 16, and what does he learn?

3. What is Benjamin thinking at the beginning of Chapter 12?

4. What has Elias's life been like for the last two years in Chapter 20?

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

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

7. In Chapter 18, what do Fiela and Dawid bring Benjamin?

8. Why did Pace, the shopkeeper at Uniondale take the church to court?

9. What does Petrus try to tell Fiela in Chapter 17, to help her make peace about Benjamin?

10. What is Kaliel September's house like?

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

Elias rules his family with an iron hand. How does Elias treat his family? Is his relationship with various family members abusive?

Essay Topic 3

Analogies are used to compare an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar. How does the author use analogies in the book? How do analogies help readers understand unfamiliar ideas or understand events or characters?

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