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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. Who is the Minister for Trade, Tourism, and Information in the Cabinet of the newly elected Zimbabwean government?

2. As Craig Mellow drives to the Khami Mission, who is with him in the Land Rover?

3. How many years of detention did Leila serve "at the pleasure of the Rhodesian government"?

4. According to the person who greets Tungata at the hospital, how long has the Umlimo been in the geriatric ward of the hospital?

5. What does ZIPRA stand for?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Ralph first reaches home, he sees movement and is overjoyed. Minutes later, his joy is dashed. Why?

2. Why is Craig Mellow embarrassed when he walks into the museum and is greeted by the woman behind the inquiries desk?

3. Why are the terrorists able to attack farmhouses without fearing that the security forces will arrive to arrest them?

4. Why is it so ironic that Jonathon refuses to give any money to Craig?

5. Why does Jonathon love to haggle?

6. What is Cecil Rhodes's final act?

7. Why does Tungata ask for Janine's flight information for her return trip from Victoria Falls?

8. When Robyn is awakened in the night by scratching on her shutters, what is the message Robyn hears?

9. When Gideon is asked to join the two men that appear at his house, Gideon declines because he is old and blind. How does the elder of the two men respond when Gideon declines?

10. When Juba and Tungata do not keep up with the other children, what does Tungata offer to do for Juba?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The book is entitled, "The Angels Weep". Why did the author choose this title? How does the title foreshadow the events that unfold in the story, the struggles of the main characters, and the violence portrayed in the story?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the story, there are several attempts characters that either die or are killed.

a. Identify three characters that do not survive until the end of the novel. Describe each character and the circumstances surrounding their deaths.

b. Compare and contrast the characters that do not survive. What does the author have to gain by killing these characters off? What, if anything, does the author lose?

c. How would the story have changed if one or more of your identified characters had survived?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Ralph Ballantyne and Craig Mellow - the survivors of each section of the novel.

a. How are the two characters similar in terms of their professional lives? How are they different?

b. How are the two characters similar in their personality characteristics, strengths, and weaknesses? How are they different?

c. If these two characters were not separated by almost one hundred years, how would you expect them to interact with each other? Would they get along? Be friends? Be enemies? Be supportive?

d. Each of these men loses the woman they love, were the men similarly affected or not? Explain your answers and your reasoning.

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