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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. What does Patricia know in "One" that Beauty will have cooked for breakfast?

2. What image used to be on the teacup Beauty likes to use to drink her tea?

3. In "Two," what tree branch that is supposed to be sacred is being used in a bonfired that Bheki is near?

4. What is the name of the chlid Patricia lost?

5. In a photo that Looksmart remember of Richard, what game had Richard shot in Kenya?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Beauty think of Richard, who she calls UBaas?

2. What role have dogs played in Patricia's life, and what do remains?

3. How does Looksmart compare the dispossessed and Beauty and her people?

4. How does Looksmart remember Patricia in the past?

5. How has Beauty been deciding what to keep and what to discard during the last few weeks?

6. Whose does Richard decide is to blame for the way the farm has fallen apart?

7. What is Bheki doing when Beauty finds him by one of the half-built houses in "Two" and how does he respond to Beauty?

8. What does Dwaleni Farm look like when Looksmart returns?

9. What does Looksmart remember about something he made for Patricia when he was a boy?

10. What does Patricia think about there being things to fear during Looksmart's visit?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Patricia apologizes to Looksmart for her behavior the day Grace died. Why does Patricia apologize for her behavior? Can her apology change anything? Does she intend to change her behavior because she has learned she has been wrong?

Essay Topic 2

Some characters have two names. Why do some characters have two names? How do names define characters or provide identity?

Essay Topic 3

Looksmart, Beauty, and Bheki speak English and isiZulu. What conversation do Looksmart and Bheki have where they both use different languages? Why does Looksmart insist on speaking in English? Why when they speak about Richard do they use English? How do characters use language?

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