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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 often does the post-cart come to Long Kloof?

2. In Chapter 6, when do the officials say they will bring Benjamin back home?

3. When does the magistrate want to see Benjamin in Chapter 6?

4. What month does it rain in Chapter 4?

5. How old does Fiela say that Benjamin is in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 8, why did Barta and Elias not spend the night in the village, and when did they have to leave because they did not spend the night?

2. How is Pollie settling in at Fiela's?

3. How is Barta cared for when Lukas is missing?

4. In Chapter 10, what does Benjamin see and feel when he gets to Barnard's Island?

5. What does Elias van Rooyen do for a living, and how does his work compare to the work other families on Barnard's Island do?

6. What was Selling's sentence when he was convicted of murder, and how did he get free?

7. What does Fiela decide to do on Monday in Chapter 10?

8. Why was Selling convicted of murder when Fiela was pregnant with Emma?

9. What work does Selling do, and why is work a struggle for him?

10. In Chapter 9, what happens when Barta comes to see Benjamin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Benjamin is raised by Fiela. Why is Benjamin raised by Fiela? What is revealed about mother/child relationship through the relationship she has with Benjamin?

Essay Topic 2

An epiphany is a realization that can be enlightening and help solve a situation or problem. What epiphany does Benjamin have in Chapter 23? How does the epiphany change him and the direction of his life?

Essay Topic 3

After Benjamin is taken, Fiela makes everyone work hard. What is revealed about the healing power of work when Fiela makes everyone work hard?

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