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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. In Chapter 15, Stephanie first seeks Pieter out in whose home?

2. Who does Pieter's gift bring together?

3. What is the name of the girl the lieutenant hears moving to hide in the shadows of trees in Chapter 2?

4. Who does Pieter decide to confide in after evening church services in Chapter 12, once he decides not to confide in his wife?

5. Who came by Pieter's office to speak about money he owed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Pieter takes Stephanie the money so she will not have to break the law to get money?

2. When Pieter went to see the old woman, Esther, after Stephanie's prison time ended, what happened?

3. How does Pieter help Vorster after he sees Vorster's note?

4. When Pieter finds Sophie in the pantry alone during the birthday party, what happens?

5. Why does Pieter refuse dinner at his father's the first night after he has been with Stephanie?

6. Why does Pieter yell "can't you read" to Steyn?

7. When Japie brought Pieter back home, what did Pieter do?

8. What news does Japie bring about Stephanie and Abraham Kaplan?

9. Pieter was allowed to go home but what did he find when he got there?

10. Who is Abraham Kaplan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What type of relationship did Pieter and Steyn have? How was this relationship strained? How did this relationship affect the story? How did this relationship push Steyn to destroy Pieter?

Essay Topic 2

How does the author convey happiness in Chapters 13 and 14? How does this affect the story's pace, tone, etc.? Use details from settings and character interactions to support your responses.

Essay Topic 3

After Jakob dies, Pieter's mother and his wife and aunt Sophie band together. What does this new relationship signal in the story, but first, how does it come about since Nella has been sent away by Jakob?

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