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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. What time does Fiela reach Knysna in Chapter 13?

3. What is Lukas's favorite place in the forest in Chapter 19?

4. How many times has Malie been outside the forest in her life in Chapter 12?

5. How long has Lukas been from the Long Kloof in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 14, what happens when Nina returns after she runs off?

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

5. How does Benjamin become Lukas in Chapter 19?

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

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

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

9. What is Elias's latest plan to trap an elephant for its tusks in Chapter 16?

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

Flashbacks are a literary device used to provide information about events that took place before the story began. How does the author use flashbacks in the novel? How does the author’s choice to use flashback affect the plot?

Essay Topic 2

The Komoetie family is more prosperous than the Laghaan family. Why is the Komoetie family more prosperous than the Laghaan family? What is revealed about the value of hard work by contrasting the two families?

Essay Topic 3

Elias is always wanting to make more money with minimum effort. Why does Elias decide he can make money from the elephants? How does his obsession with the elephants backfire?

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