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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. Which Van Doorn befriends the slave Dikkop in Chapter Five?
2. What is the name of Captain Nicholas Saltwood's ship in Chapter Three?
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. What is Willem Van Doorn's dying wish?
5. How do Hilary and his wife die?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do the Dutch respond when Chinese workers are recruited to work the mines?
2. What is the Dark Time referred to in Chapter Seven, and what is its affect on Shaka's relationship with Nxumalo?
3. Describe the commemoration of the battle at Blood River and the idea that Johanna and Piet contribute to the event.
4. What does the imagery of the opening pages of The Covenant, with animals grazing around a dying watering hole, convey about South Africa?
5. Why are white miners starving in Chapter Twelve?
6. Why does Detlev Van Doorn change his name?
7. Why does Vera, the woman Richard Saltwood finds to marry his brother, Hilary, decide not to marry Hilary?
8. Why does Nxumalo decide not to return to his own village once he arrives in Zimbabwe?
9. What is the significance of Zimbabwe's origins to Cecil Rhodes' arguments for English rule of South Africa?
10. Given that Prince Henry of Portugal thinks Africa should be considered uncivilized until Christianity is taught to the natives, what is ironic about the way the Portuguese under Vasco da Gama behave in Sofala when they arrive there in 1498?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In some generations in The Covenant, literacy is not of primary importance. Discuss the concept of education in The Covenant. Cite examples to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast the characters of Kharu, Khatje Van Doorn, and Annatjie Van Door in The Covenant. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of apartheid in The Covenant. Include the perspective of both white and black South Africans. What do you think the author is trying to say about apartheid through his depiction of it in the novel? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
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