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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lena do after Boesman returns from getting shelter materials?
(a) Cooks prawns.
(b) Builds the shelter.
(c) Sings and dances.
(d) Washes clothes.

2. What does Lena tell Outa she's not so good at?
(a) Making a fire.
(b) Making shelter.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Making tea.

3. What does Boesman say that Outa will do?
(a) Sing.
(b) Kill them in the night.
(c) Steal their money.
(d) Bring the others.

4. What does Lena say that the tea is?
(a) Bitter and brown.
(b) Sweet and warm.
(c) Stale.
(d) Comforting.

5. Why did Boesman beat Lena this morning?
(a) For dropping biscuits.
(b) For dropping bottles.
(c) For walking too slow.
(d) For chasing the dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lena ask Boesman for before making the fire?

2. What shoes are Lena and Boesman wearing?

3. What is Boesman dragging along the ground in Act 1?

4. What did the white man do to Lena and Boesman's village?

5. What does Boesman go to check when he returns from getting shelter materials and Lena is happy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the sense of hope at the end of the play? What is the sense of hopelessness?

2. What does Boesman admit in Act 2 to Lena?

3. What leads to Lena's dancing once Boesman's gone inside the shanty?

4. Why does Boesman believe that he admitted his fault earlier in the day?

5. What does Boesman seem to enjoy in Lena's behavior? How do we know?

6. What did Boesman do to Lena earlier in the day?

7. What did Lena ask the white family? What did they respond?

8. What does Boesman do to the body when Lena goads him to anger?

9. What does Lena say about the birds?

10. How does Lena convince Boesman to let Outa stay?

(see the answer keys)

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