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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. What time of day does Manie die?

2. How old is Father Batty?

3. How many nights is Amor coming for Astrid's funeral?

4. What type of car does Astrid drive after picking out her father's casket?

5. Who is the leader of South Africa in "Pa"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Amor is driven to the farm, what does she see at the spot where the farm begins?

3. Why does Astrid call Amor in "Astrid"?

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

5. Why does Astrid call Anton at the beginning of "Pa"?

6. What do the detectives who are handling Astrid's murder know about and think of Jake, her husband?

7. What does Astrid do after she sees how lovely Amor looks now?

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

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

10. Where does Jake live and what is the area like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Conflicts between characters are often caused by a problem. What are some conflicts that occur in The Promise? Are the conflicts in the book mostly man vs. man, man vs. nature, or man vs. self? Are they internal or external conflicts?

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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