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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 business does Godfrey start?

2. What does Jacob invent?

3. Who is Joseph?

4. Who is Brenda?

5. Who gets thrown into jail?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who takes over the SOTP rally?

2. Where do Jacob, Naila, and Joseph spend most of their nights together?

3. Who does Thandi meet on a flight?

4. Who falls out of a tree at the end of the chapter "Thandiwe"?

5. What does Thandi's husband spend the first few years of the new millenium doing?

6. What happens to the dam in the end?

7. Who comes to Matha's when Jacob was there?

8. What happens to Naila according to the mosquitoes?

9. What is "The Vulture"?

10. When did Jacob lose his mother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you examine the significance of hair in the novel. Why is hair important for several characters, and across several generations? What function does hair serve in the novel, narratively and figuratively? Use evidence from the text to explain your thoughts.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay describing the author’s narrative tone and writing style. Use examples from the text as evidence for your argument.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you examine the One Hundred Years Clinic. Who started this clinic, and with what kind of intentions? Who carried on its legacy, and what were their intentions? Use evidence from the text to explain your thoughts.

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