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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 of the following is the best description of breakfast?

2. Why does Frank still wear his wedding ring?

3. Who is Colonel Moller?

4. What are the border patrol soldiers assigned to do?

5. What does Laurence wear that others do not?

Short Essay Questions

1. What confuses Laurence about the hospital?

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

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

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

5. What is one thing Laurence does to help to improve the appearance of the grounds of the hospital?

6. Why did Laurence want to hike to this particular village?

7. What does Frank understand about the reason that Ngema says it is inappropriate for Frank to share rooms with Tehogo?

8. What does the hospital have in abundance and what types of things do they have too little of?

9. What information about herself does Zanele share with Frank?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Why do you think Frank so often tries to get the Colonel to tell him information about events that happened in the story? Do you think this was a good plan? Why or why not?

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