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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 is the marrying age for most boys on the colony?

2. Where is the key to the co-op?

3. What is bracka?

4. What did August pick that night?

5. Who vomits throughout the meetings?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Salome mad about Autje and Neitje taking Greta's horses to the Koop brothers?

2. What did Agata do with Klaas's buggy?

3. Why did August go to jail?

4. How does August react to the women leaving?

5. What happened to the group August used to live with in England?

6. According to August, what is notable about balloons?

7. According to Agata, why is leaving the best option?

8. What were the circumstances of Kurt's death?

9. Why did the women tell Klaas they were making a quilt?

10. What does Salome say about the money in the safe?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Evaluate the perception and fear of the "outside world" among the characters. How does this fear affect their decision-making?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the significance of voice and silence throughout the novel. Who speaks, and when? Consider the role of laughter in the story as well.

Essay Topic 3

Evaluate the struggle of the characters to understand the truth. What does the novel suggest about the possibilities of forgiveness and redemption? What do the characters truly believe about forgiveness? Cite at least three pieces of textual evidence.

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