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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who suggested Stephanie be sent away?

2. Who finds Stephanie a job at the hotel?

3. Who has hatred in his heart toward Pieter, according to Sophie?

4. How many pairs of shoes does Pieter tell the captain he has during his interview?

5. Who takes the secret book to Nella?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was Pieter and Jakob's relationship like when Pieter was a child? How did this relationship change? How did Pieter and Jakob get along after Pieter gave him the bird book? How and why did this relationship change?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Paton uses this story to convey a disdain for the apartheid in South Africa. Cite specific details from the story that demonstrate this disdain, an indictment of such hatred and bigotry, as well as providing how such affected the story and its characters' "realness."

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