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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. After dinner and a smoke, who does Pieter wait for in the dark in Chapter 19?
2. Who suggests Pieter take Nella away for a holiday?
3. In Chapter 1, the narrator describes running to save a man, who shuts the door of ____________ instead of accepting the help.
4. In Chapter 3 when the lieutenant asks the young man how many times before he has approached a black woman as he did Stephanie, what is the young man's answer?
5. Pieter went through the fence to a farm called ______ and laid in the field with the animals.
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Stephanie talk to Pieter on the street?
2. What happened when Pieter's chief came to his office while he was waiting on the call for supplies?
3. In Chapter 10, what is going on at Sunday service?
4. Why was the young dominee so sad?
5. What happens at Pieter's sentencing?
6. After writing and then canceling his letter of resignation, Pieter leaves the office and meets Anna on the street. What do they do?
7. What news does Japie bring about Stephanie and Abraham Kaplan?
8. What is ironic about Japie telling Pieter he may come to him for marriage advice?
9. Why does Kappie call Pieter lieutenant even though Pieter insists that Kappie call him by his first name?
10. How does Pieter cleanse the smell of kakiebos from his greatcoat after being with Stephanie, and how does he plan to cleanse himself from such corruption?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
In Chapter 8, Paton has the social welfare department located in the old butchery. Discuss the significance of this location to the department, the community and the political/government atmosphere during these times.
Essay Topic 3
In Chapters 9 and 31 Stephanie comes before the magistrate. Compare and contrast each appearance and how it affects her life and that of her child. (Include - what brings her into court each time; what happens in court; and immediately following each court appearance).
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