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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 long has Amor had the number of the taxi driver she gets to take her to the airport after Astrid's funeral?
2. What does Amor like to do in the time she blocks out for herself daily?
3. Since Amor has been in Durban, how many times has she called?
4. When Anton stops at an ATM after apologizing to Alwyn, how much money is in his account?
5. Where did Cherise A. Coutts get her law degree?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Amor is driven to the farm, what does she see at the spot where the farm begins?
2. What does Amor decide to do after their father is buried?
3. Where does Anton think that his wife, Desiree, is when he comes home from identifying Astrid's body?
4. What is Alwyn like when Anton goes to apologize?
5. What has Amor done since she left the farm, and what has she learned?
6. How and why is Astrid killed?
7. Why and how does Amor leave early after Astrid's funeral?
8. What do the detectives who are handling Astrid's murder know about and think of Jake, her husband?
9. What does Desiree think of Anton?
10. What does Astrid do after she sees how lovely Amor looks now?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Amor is 13 when her mother dies. How does Amor react to her mother’s death? Is she in denial?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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