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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. According to Jakob in Chapter 15, who thinks the phalarope is a bird of the coast?

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

3. Where did Pieter put the note he found pinned to his house door?

4. Japie tells Pieter that someone wants Stephanie out of Venterspan and keeps hounding him about it. Who is this person?

5. Who has a heart-to-heart conversation in the kitchen pantry?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Pieter finds Stephanie alone before the two constables arrive to take her away in Chapter 7?

2. Where does Japie find Pieter and what is Pieter doing?

3. Why was the young dominee so sad?

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

5. After losing both jobs, what happened when Stephanie went back to court?

6. According to Kappie, why does Pieter's neighbor, old Herman, spit and turn from him when he sees Pieter?

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

8. What is going on at Jakob's birthday party?

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

10. After being with Stephanie the first time, why is Pieter terrified by the sound of a twig cracking a note on his door?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Several times Pieter decides to confide in various people but does not. How does this affect the story? What is his relationship with each of them before he is found out and after he is found out?

Essay Topic 2

How does the dichotomy of Pieter's personality symbolize the dichotomy of the country? Support responses with a focus on character interactions and behaviors from the story. For example, Nella is so calm and pleasant on the outside, and yet so judgmental, critical and racist on the inside.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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