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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. In Chapter 3, who comes to Fiela's place?

2. What does Fiela want Emma to take to Miss Baby and Auntie Maria in Chapter 6?

3. What plants does Benjamin see when they enter the forest in Chapter 7?

4. What is the weather like in Chapter 1?

5. In Chapter 3, when does Fiela say that Benjamin was left at her place?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 5, what scheme does Elias come up with to get elephant tusks?

4. How did the woodcutters help Elias and Barta before they left for the village?

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

6. How did Benjamin come to live with Selling and Fiela?

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

8. Who is Benjamin, and where does he and his family live?

9. In Chapter 6, why does Fiela want Tollie to stay in the house?

10. Why does Elias work less than he used to in Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The setting in a book is the place or places where the action takes place. Where does the story take place? Is the setting simply a backdrop to the story and characters or does it take on the role of a character?

Essay Topic 2

Elias is always wanting to make more money with minimum effort. Why does Elias decide he can make money from the elephants? How does his obsession with the elephants backfire?

Essay Topic 3

Benjamin has to become Lukas van Rooyen when he lives in the forest. How does Benjamin learn to become Lukas? Is he able to accept his new life?

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