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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. What does Looksmart say was the only thing Patricia cared about when Grace was hurt?

2. What was the name of the dog that attacked Grace?

3. Where did Beauty see Grace and Richard before Grace was attacked?

4. What color hair did Richard have when he was young?

5. How many spoons of sugar does Beauty put in Looksmart's tea?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who corroborates Looksmart's story about Grace's death?

2. What does Beauty hear from the front room after Richard leaves her room and she returns to the house?

3. How does Beauty disrespect Looksmart with the way she serves tea and biscuits?

4. Why did Looksmart never mention his ideas of marriage to his mother?

5. What does Beauty prepare for the last meal on the farm?

6. What does Looksmart remember about the day Grace died?

7. How did Patricia meet Richard?

8. What does Patricia say that she did for Looksmart?

9. How does Looksmart see Richard when Richard finally returns to the house?

10. What offer does Looksmart make Bheki when they speak?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

Essay Topic 2

Looksmart, Beauty, and Bheki speak English and isiZulu. What conversation do Looksmart and Bheki have where they both use different languages? Why does Looksmart insist on speaking in English? Why when they speak about Richard do they use English? How do characters use language?

Essay Topic 3

Richard is lost wandering in the rain while Bheki and Beauty search for him. How does he struggle to get home? Why is it so difficult for him to find his way? What do his struggles express about old age?

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