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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Cecil Rhodes' dream in Chapter Nine?
2. What law does Heather Botha break?
3. From what foreign country are laborers brought in Chapter Eleven to work in the mines?
4. Who leads the Voortrekkers as a general when they battle with the Zulus at Blood River in 1838?
5. What does Frank Saltwood discover about Zimbabwe in Chapter Nine?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Trace the relationship of the Van Doorn, Nxumalo, and Saltwood families through the novel. How do the relationships of the families over the years reflect the relationships of the Dutch, the native African tribes, and the English in South Africa? Are the three families friends at the end of the novel? Why or why not? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Some marriages in The Covenant are arranged, some are marriages of convenience, and some are nontraditional interracial relationships. Discuss any three of the following relationships: Willem Van Doorn, Ateh/Deborah, and Katje; Hilary Saltwood, Vera, and Emma; Lodevicus Van Doorn, Rebecca, and Wilhelmina Heimstra; and Paul de Prè, Petronella Van Doorn, and Annatjie Van Doorn. How does the historical era of each union affect the relationship? What do you think the author is saying about the availability of single European women and life on the South African frontier through these marriages?
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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