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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 is the name of the woman who has been Manie's companion for the last five or six years before his death?

2. How long ago does Anton tell Amor he has been working on a novel?

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

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

5. Where was Manie bit by a snake?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Father Batty not give Astrid absolution when she confesses shortly before her death?

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

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

4. How and why is Astrid killed?

5. What changes does Anton see as someone drives him to the hospital to see his father?

6. What is Alwyn like when Anton goes to apologize?

7. What has Amor done since she left the farm, and what has she learned?

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

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

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

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

Amor is 13 when her mother dies. How does Amor react to her mother’s death? Is she in denial?

Essay Topic 3

Artistic license is the way that an author creates, art, music, or writing based upon his interpretation of life. How does Galgut use artistic license to create the realistic background of The Promise?

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