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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. Who does Fiela remember had promised her would raise Benjamin if something happened to her?

2. How many eggs does an ostrich usually lay?

3. What day does Fiela decide to go get Benjamin in Chapter 10?

4. What type of seeds does Barta plan to plant in Chapter 5?

5. In Chapter 5, how many sons does Elias have bringing in food?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What possible news of Lukas is there at the end of Chapter 1?

4. How does the search proceed for Lukas?

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

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

7. In Chapter 7, how is the road described on page 71?

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

9. What questions does the magistrate ask Benjamin in Chapter 9?

10. How difficult was it to tame Kicker?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Benjamin has to become a different person after he leaves the Long Kloof. What struggles does Benjamin have with identity after he leaves the Long Kloof? How does Benjamin reclaim his identity?

Essay Topic 2

Strangers often treat people from the forest as inconsequential and uneducated. Who is a man that Malie remembers camping near her home? What did the man denigrate her family for doing? Was the man a hypocrite for denigrating Malie’s family?

Essay Topic 3

Even with a road, the trip across the mountains is treacherous. Was there a road when Benjamin came to live with Fiela? How difficult is the trip across the mountains for an adult? Is it probable that Benjamin came from the forest before he lived with Fiela?

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