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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. How do Adriaan and Seena Van Doorn meet Dr. Nels Linnart from Sweden?

2. Which Van Doorn first becomes a Trekboer?

3. How do Hilary and his wife die?

4. Which Saltwood goes to India with the army in Chapter Six?

5. At the beginning of Chapter Seven, for what tribal problem does the diviner think Ndela is responsible?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Ten, to what does Micah Nxumalo see the battle between the English and the Dutch as a forerunner?

2. What is Hendrik Van Doorn the first of his family to become?

3. How is high school student Petra affected by racism in Chapter Thirteen?

4. What is Willem Van Doorn's relationship with Ateh the slave girl?

5. How does Andries Pretorius help the Trekboers get revenge on the Zulu warrior Dingane?

6. How does Richard Saltwood earn the nickname Cupid?

7. What is Philip Saltwood hired to do and where does he eventually find what he is seeking?

8. Describe Adriaan and Seena Van Doorn's work with Dr. Nils Linnart from Sweden.

9. How does the white race respond to apartheid in South Africa under Detleef Van Doorn's new laws?

10. 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.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

What character flaws and strengths do you see in the Van Doorn family through the generations depicted in The Covenant? Select at least three characters from the Van Doorn family, each from a different generation, and discuss how their flaws and strengths help or hinder the characters in dealing with the conflicts in their relationships and in their historical eras. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Select at least three chapters from The Covenant. Discuss how the titles of the chapters relate to the plots, themes, and characters in each chapter. Do any of the titles seem to have more than one possible meaning? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

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