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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes the loss of horses and oxen at the end of Chapter Eight as the Voortrekkers journey to Zimbabwe?

2. Which of the following is not a condition in the English concentration camps?

3. Which of the following is not a disease prevalent in the English concentration camps?

4. Where does Philip find the diamond pipe for which he has been searching while in Africa?

5. What law does Heather Botha break?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

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.

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