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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. How many cookbooks has Tannie Marina published?

2. What does Tannie Marina look at while she waits for Amor to pack?

3. What book does the shomer have in his hand while an elderly woman works on Rachel's body?

4. What does Astrid take from her mother's room when she finds Amor in the room?

5. After Amor was struck by lightning, how many months did she spend in the hospital recovering?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Anton struggling with when he learns of his mother's death?

2. What does the Laubscher house and yard look like?

3. What does Salome do instead of going to the funeral?

4. What happens when Anton tells Lexington to take the shorter route home?

5. How have Amor's aunt and uncle changed and prepared themselves to take her home after she learns her mother died?

6. Who is Salome and what does she do?

7. What does Amor do in the bathroom at her aunt and uncle's house?

8. Where is the Swart farm, and why it is not a real farm?

9. Where has Amor been staying the last seven months and why?

10. What do Manie and Ockie do after the family is alone at the house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Artistic license is the way that an author creates, art, music, or writing based upon his interpretation of life. How does Galgut use artistic license to create the realistic background of The Promise?

Essay Topic 2

Anton feels like he has wasted his life. Why does Anton feel like he has wasted his life? Is he a failure?

Essay Topic 3

Astrid is not a confident, self-assured person. Why is Astrid not a confident, self-assured person? How does her lack of self-esteem lead to purging or bulimia?

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