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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. Who is Oom Koos?

2. What do Tengo and Frikkie do at the river?

3. What does the man in #22 often provide to his employees?

4. Where does Frikkie go when he reluctantly leaves the farm?

5. What does Frikkie ask Tengo to get from his bedroom one day?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is inside the large box that arrives for Tengo?

2. How does Frikkie behave when encountering Tengo's anger when a girl insults an elder at the birthday party?

3. In what story does Tengo see that the white man has twisted history to suit his own needs?

4. How does Tengo feel as he learns more and more about how his ancestors were treated?

5. What are some of the things that Tengo learns about city life for black people from Joseph?

6. How do the oubaas twist the story of the Great Trek told to Frikkie and Tengo?

7. Who is Joseph?

8. Why is it frustrating for Tengo to read the textbooks given to him by his aunt's employer?

9. Who is Tengo?

10. Why can Tengo not defend his people to the oubaas regarding the story of the Great Trek?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a character study of Oom Koos. What are his physical characteristics? What are his motivations? What are his fears? What are his dreams? What else can you say about Oom Koos?

Essay Topic 2

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of man's inhumanity to man. Identify at least two characters in the book who either embody or experience man's inhumanity to man then cite an example to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Hatred seems to be almost an unnamed character in the book. How pervasive is the sense of hatred? Why does it have such a prevalent place in the characters' lives? Explain how an inanimate object or characteristic can be a character.

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