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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lena say she hates in the beginning of Act 1?
(a) The bats.
(b) The birds.
(c) The sky.
(d) The clouds.

2. What does Boesman complain that Lena does?
(a) Is silent.
(b) Talks constantly.
(c) Cries constantly.
(d) Laughs constantly.

3. Fill in the blank: "That's not a pondok, Boesman. It's a _____."
(a) Coffin.
(b) Suitcase.
(c) Church.
(d) House.

4. What is the setting for the stage in Boesman and Lena?
(a) The backdrop of the city.
(b) Bare stage.
(c) The backdrop of a village.
(d) Red curtains and red floor.

5. What is "soeterigheid"?
(a) Irritation.
(b) Sweetness.
(c) Sourness.
(d) Wood.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says, "I want my life. Where is it"?

2. Where was Outa left?

3. What does Lena do after she says, "Maybe he sees us"?

4. What does Lena look up at when she and Boesman sit in Act 1?

5. What does the Afrikaan word "maer" mean?

(see the answer key)

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