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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 15, what day of the week does Fiela return to Knysna?

2. What day of the week does Petrus return and tell Fiela that Benjamin will be staying in the forest in Chapter 17?

3. On what notch does Elias return in Chapter 18?

4. In Chapter 12, what does the girl offer Benjamin to eat?

5. In Chapter 19, where does Nina get the dress she wears to work in the village?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens to Dawid in Chapter 21?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Elias pay Han Oukas 10 sweet potatoes?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Benjamin lives with the van Rooyen’s he does not have the power to determine his future. Why is Benjamin powerless when he lives with the van Rooyen’s? How does his powerlessness lead to hopelessness? How does Benjamin regain power over his life?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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