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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 rugby practice, Pieter goes for a visit with whom?

2. 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?

3. Who does Pieter cancel visiting with after having drinks at the hotel?

4. What does Jakob suggest that he and Pieter search for on a trip to the family farm?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. When the captain went to Jakob's home and told him about his son and the charges, how did Jakob respond?

2. In Chapter 12, after evening church services Pieter tried to convey his need to his wife for more of her love and attention to keep him from temptation. What happens?

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

4. Who is Abraham Kaplan?

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

6. Describe the lieutenant and his wife, Nella's, opposing reactions to Dick's pursuit of a black woman.

7. Why does Japie's revelation about the note that Pieter found pinned to his door cause Pieter relief?

8. Why does Pieter feel unclean after returning home to Nella from taking Stephanie the money for a lawyer?

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

10. Why does Stephanie talk to Pieter on the street?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain briefly the Immorality Act. In the case of Smith, in Chapter 6, what is the major concern of most people concerning Smith's actions? How does Pieter view Smith's actions? In response to Smith's actions, what seems to be more of a crime to the people, to Pieter? Is it the violation of the act? The murder of the servant girl and decapitation? Something else? In your opinion, what is defining people's perceptions and views? What is defining Pieter's perceptions or views?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the possibility that Pieter's upbringing may be the cause for his two selves and the possibility that his ailing relationships with his father and his wife may be the cause for his eventual involvement with Stephanie. Be specific.

Essay Topic 3

Each character's response to Pieter's involvement with Stephanie reveals something about them. Discuss this unveiling for Kappie, Sophie, Koos, Jakob, Pieter's mother, Vorster, and Pieter's younger sister and the captain.

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