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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. What exam does Frikkie complete?

2. Who is afraid that the threat will ruin the farm?

3. Tengo knows that life will be better if blacks ______________________.

4. What event has made Tengo acutely aware of the inequality between blacks and whites?

5. Why does Tengo's mother want him to return to the farm?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Tengo have to ignore his mother's feelings before he departs for school?

2. How is Dr. Miller starkly different from the oubaas and his wife?

3. What does Tengo learn about Joseph and the organization with which he is associated?

4. With whom does Tengo continue his studies after the schools reopen?

5. Why is Tengo conflicted about his personal desires and the issues for the greater good?

6. How much time has passed since the last chapter and what does Tengo no longer note about living in Johannesburg?

7. What does Tengo encounter one day when he arrives at school?

8. How does Tengo act when Frikke comes to the farm for another school vacation?

9. What does Tengo think about what the protesters believe the whites will never allow blacks to have?

10. What do the oubaas notice about Tengo's mood in Chapter 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Describe the role of the family in the book What does it mean for some of the characters? How does the family evolve in its support of each other? How are some of the families fractured? Give examples.

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