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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. In Chapter 19, when do the winter's rains begin to let up?

2. In Chapter 12, how much does Nina say that a mouth-organ cost at Peuter Island?

3. Where does Petrus think the story about Solomon that Fiela is looking for in Chapter 15 is found?

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

5. In Chapter 19, who goes to the village after the beams are sold?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do the Komoeties build a shelter, and what type of shelter do they build in Chapter 15?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What happens to Dawid in Chapter 21?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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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