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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. To what prosperous trade center does Malacca open access?
2. What is Willem Van Doorn's dying wish?
3. Who inadvertently starts a war with the Xhosa tribe in Chapter Five by moving to land he doesn't realize has been allotted to the Xhosa by the governor?
4. How does Shaka become leader of the Zulus?
5. In Chapter Two, who promises to wait for Nxumalo to return from Zimbabwe and then marry him?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Paulus De Groot influence Detlev Van Doorn's education?
2. Why is Prince Henry of Portugal determined to sail around the cape of Africa in 1453?
3. Why does Paul de Prè want to marry Petronella Van Doorn, and what thwarts his marriage goals?
4. Describe the commemoration of the battle at Blood River and the idea that Johanna and Piet contribute to the event.
5. Explain how the village of Caix in France in 1560 comes under the influence of Calvinism and how the Catholic Church responds to the villagers who come under its influence, i.e. the Huguenots.
6. What is the significance of Zimbabwe's origins to Cecil Rhodes' arguments for English rule of South Africa?
7. Why is Detleef called a puritan, and what laws does he help enact?
8. What roles do women have in the San tribe?
9. What is the Dark Time referred to in Chapter Seven, and what is its affect on Shaka's relationship with Nxumalo?
10. How does Andries Pretorius help the Trekboers get revenge on the Zulu warrior Dingane?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The Covenant begins with a tribe of hunter/gatherers who live off the land, and ends with the story of a man who works for a diamond mining company. Discuss the relationship of the native African tribes, the Dutch, and the English with the land and resources of South Africa in the novel, and how this relationship parallels the development of farming and mining in South Africa. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the influence of the Portuguese, the Dutch, and the English on South Africa. What does each country want in South Africa? How does religion influence each country's settlement of South Africa? What is life like in South Africa under the rule of each country? Do black South Africans fare better under one country's rule than another's or are they treated relatively the same by all three European nations? Which country do you think handles their rule over South Africa the best, and why? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the treatment of women in The Covenant. Do the men in the novel treat the women as equals or do they try to dominate them? How does the treatment of women in the novel compare to the treatment of black South Africans? Do the African tribes treat women any differently than the Europeans? Does the treatment of women change from one generation to another? Cite at least three examples from the text to support your conclusions.
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