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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. Where does Amor go after her mother's funeral?
2. How long has Amor lived at the hostel waiting for her mother to die?
3. How long had Ockie been paying a funeral policy for Rachel when she died?
4. How many brandy-and-Cokes has Oom Ockie had when Tannie Marina brings Amor to her house after telling her her mother died?
5. After Rachel's death, how long does Lexington say that he has worked for the Swarts?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Anton struggling with when he learns of his mother's death?
2. How is Amor feeling at the beginning of the book?
3. What does Amor do in the bathroom at her aunt and uncle's house?
4. After meeting with the Rabbi regarding Rachel's funeral, what does Manie do at the farm?
5. Who is Salome and what does she do?
6. What does Amor remember as she waits for her mother's body to be removed from the house and watches from a small hill outside?
7. Why do Amor and her aunt and uncle have to take a different road from usual to Amor'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. How is Amor sleeping the night after her mother dies?
10. Where has Amor been staying the last seven months and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Alwyn Simmers is Marnie’s minister. What does Alwyn want after Rachel’s death? Is he a greedy man?
Essay Topic 2
What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in The Promise? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters?
Essay Topic 3
Setting is the place and time where a novel takes place. What is the setting in The Promise? How does the setting evoke feelings or set the mood in the book?
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