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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. When Alwyn is doing the eulogy for Manie's funeral, how long ago does he remember that he comitted the sin of fornication?

2. At Manie's funeral, who insists that the coffin be opened?

3. How long after Astrid's funeral does Anton invite Jake to the farm for dinner?

4. How long ago does Anton remember in "Pa" that conscription stopped in South Africa?

5. What does Jake do after Anton identifies Astrid's body?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Amor decide to do after their father is buried?

2. How and why is Astrid killed?

3. When does Jake go to see Father Batty and what does he learn?

4. How often has Anton seen Astrid in the years since their mother's funeral, and how has she changed?

5. Why does Desiree arrange for Jake to talk to a medium, and how successful is the visit?

6. Why does Anton have to have a talk with his father's lawyer?

7. Why and how does Amor leave early after Astrid's funeral?

8. What does Desiree think of Anton?

9. What has Anton been doing since he deserted the army?

10. Where does Anton think that his wife, Desiree, is when he comes home from identifying Astrid's body?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Anton becomes estranged from his father. When and why does Anton become estranged from his father. In what way is Anton a prodigal because of the estrangement?

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

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?

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