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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. How does Rosa feel about Clare in general?
2. What is the last trial in which Cathy and Lionel stand accused together?
3. Why is the group knocking at the prison door in the opening pages of the novel?
4. What is James afraid of in regards to the black children?
5. What does Rosa understand about political change?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Rosa feel shortly before she leaves Fats' house?
2. What is the relationship between Conrad and Rosa from the time they met to the end of the first section of the book?
3. From pages 62-70, how does Rosa view herself? What does she know about herself that she wishes she could change but won't?
4. What happens in the city on the anniversary of Lionel's death and how does Rosa react to it and why?
5. What happens at Ivy and Dick Terblanche's home on the day that Rosa goes to visit?
6. What happened in the morning in the city that Marisa wants to know more about ,and what does Greer tell her about it?
7. What offering does the baby boy make to Rosa? Where does the item come from, and what is its significance?
8. What is the meeting between Marisa and Rosa all about?
9. What does Clare want Rosa to do and how does Rosa react to the request?
10. What does Greer offer to give Rosa, and how does she feel about it?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is Gordimer's point in including Didier in the novel? How does he contrast to Rosa? How is his character a foil character?
Essay Topic 2
Explain the theme of the novel that relates to Rosa and her destiny. She states that "Our children and our children's children". What is meant by that fragment in relation to her destiny?
Essay Topic 3
In what style is the book written? How does this style add to the book's purpose? How does it allow the reader to view different perspectives?
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