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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 job does Frank tell Maria he holds?

2. What does Frank find on his own walk after Laurence leaves to find the village?

3. How many patients do the doctors visit on rounds?

4. What does Frank think will happen when he returns after dark to be with Maria?

5. What happened as soon as all of the buildings that are part of the hospital went up?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Frank find when he goes for his own walk?

2. What is Frank's opinion about the steps Laurence is taking to protect the items at the hospital from looting and how does Laurence respond?

3. How did Frank come to become a doctor?

4. What confuses Laurence about the hospital?

5. What happens when Frank goes to visit Maria and asks her to tell him more about her life?

6. How does Frank feel about Zanele's idealism and how does this relate to how he feels about Laurence?

7. What happened to Frank's wife, Karen?

8. How does Laurence treat all of the patients he sees and how does this make Frank feel?

9. What does Frank offer to do so that Laurence and Zanele can be alone together and how does Laurence respond?

10. What happens when Frank suggests they stop and eat after swimming and what new information does Laurence reveal about their mission?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what way is the theme of change displayed throughout this story? Do you think that change is only good in the ideal? Does change always need to be uncomfortable? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

What do you think was the author's purpose for having Laurence and Frank speak while they are naked about their feelings? How do you think Laurence felt about the actions he had taken? How do you think Laurence really felt about the actions?

Essay Topic 3

What was the purpose of including the character of Zanele in this story? Why do you think Frank slept with her? Why do you think she broke off her relationship with Laurence by letter? Do you agree with their actions? Why or why not?

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