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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 Boesman go to check when he returns from getting shelter materials and Lena is happy?
(a) The water bottles.
(b) The wine bottles.
(c) The fire.
(d) The sky.

2. What did Lena ask the white family if they needed?
(a) A kitten.
(b) A maid.
(c) A blanket.
(d) Broken bottles.

3. What does Boesman do to the old man while Lena is looking for shelter materials?
(a) Gives him wine.
(b) Gives him water.
(c) Hugs him.
(d) Shoves him off his seat.

4. What is a pondok?
(a) A prison.
(b) A church.
(c) A battlefield.
(d) A shack.

5. What does Lena say will happen to Boesman one day for beating her?
(a) He'll be hanged.
(b) He'll be shot.
(c) She'll find another man.
(d) He will fall apart.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much were the bottles worth that were broken?

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

3. For what does Boesman say Lena almost broke her neck from looking behind her so much?

4. Lena says, "When I want to cry, you want to" what?

5. What does Lena say that the tea is?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Lena's appearance. What does she wear? How old is she?

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

3. Why did Boesman beat Lena this morning? Why did he stop?

4. What does Boesman tell Lena regarding the past?

5. Why does Lena long for the days when Boesman worked for the Chinaman?

6. What has Lena been looking for all morning? Why?

7. What is the irony of Boesman's behavior toward Outa?

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

9. What are some of the places Boesman and Lena have traveled? Why?

10. What is Boesman's primary complaint against Lena? Why?

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