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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 outside doors are on the Swart house?

2. How old is Wessel?

3. How long has the elderly woman working on Rachel's body been a volunteer preparing the dead for burial?

4. On the day of Rachel's death, what do Manie and Ockie do after everyone else leaves and only family is left?

5. How old is Anton when his mother dies?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Salome and what does she do?

2. Why do Amor and her aunt and uncle have to take a different road from usual to Amor's house?

3. How does Rachel's spirit linger around the house in a state of confusion?

4. What does Anton tell Salome he wants to do when he is done with the army?

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 Wessel and what does he do?

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

8. What does Amor think about her aunt's cooking when Tannie Marina picks her up from school after her mother dies?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

An analogy is the comparison of an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar or to help readers understand characters, events, or concepts. What are some analogies Galgut uses in The Promise? How do these analogies help readers comprehend characters, events or concepts?

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

In The Promise, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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