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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 are the first Trekboers to encounter members of the Xhosa tribe?
2. Which Van Doorn first becomes a Trekboer?
3. What work does Paul de Prè's wife do for his Amsterdam employers?
4. What outcast from the Langeni does Nxumalo meet once he leaves his own tribe?
5. For what purpose are the small San people enslaved and used by the people of Zimbabwe?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Hendrik Van Doorn the first of his family to become?
2. What does Mfecane mean, and how does Mzilikazi contribute to the period of Mfecane?
3. How do the Dutch respond when Chinese workers are recruited to work the mines?
4. Why does Vera, the woman Richard Saltwood finds to marry his brother, Hilary, decide not to marry Hilary?
5. Explain how Tjaart Van Doorn goes from having everything at the beginning of Chapter Eight to losing everything.
6. Why is Prince Henry of Portugal determined to sail around the cape of Africa in 1453?
7. Explain why the San tribe must move, and why Kharu thinks the time is not yet right to move?
8. Describe the unique appearance of the San people and how their lifestyle contributes to their appearance.
9. What conflicts does Philip Saltwood observe in South Africa during his stay there?
10. Explain the history of the Saltwood family in England.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast Nxumalo in Chapter Seven with Shaka and Mzilikazi. Cite examples form the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the concept of religion in The Covenant. Give examples of how religion affects at least three characters in the novel. What do you think James Michener is trying to say about religion in society through these characters? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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