View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides Pieter's father, Pieter, Nella, and their kids, who else is in the car for the family picnic trip?

2. Who stays alone in the country with his wife after Pieter is sentenced?

3. According to the young dominee, besides Pieter, who may be invited to join a famous rugby team?

4. Who stopped by Pieter's office at the police station to pay him a pound toward the loan Pieter gave him?

5. After the young dominee and Martha share a kiss, who asks Sophie about the wine?

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

The new dominee in Chapter 10 delivers a sermon significantly impacting the congregation. What does he say? What is his demeanor when delivering the sermon? What impact do the words and/or the delivery have on Pieter and others of the congregation? Finally, how does the sermon parallel with the racist standards of their society?

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.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 239 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample