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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 brandy-and-Cokes has Oom Ockie had when Tannie Marina brings Amor to her house after telling her her mother died?

2. When Anton receives the news of his mother's death, how long has it been since he has had sleep?

3. How long had Ockie been paying a funeral policy for Rachel when she died?

4. Where is Anton when he learns that his mother has died?

5. What type of floors are the hostel in Amor has been staying?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Wessel and what does he do?

3. What does Anton decide to do when he returns to the military base?

4. Who prepares Rachel's body for burial and how?

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

6. How does Manie sleep the night his wife dies?

7. How is Amor feeling at the beginning of the book?

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

9. What does the Swart house look like?

10. Who is Salome and what does she do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

South African government and politics change over time in The Promise. What changes are there in South Africa from the opening of the book to the end of the book? How does the end of apartheid change the lives of characters?

Essay Topic 2

Anton marries Desiree. Why is Desiree unhappy in their marriage? What did she expect the marriage to be like? How have her expectations not been met? How does the reality of her marriage make her discontented?

Essay Topic 3

The Swarts are not a close-knit family. How would you describe the Swart family? What is revealed about family dynamics through their interactions with one another?

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