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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 many cookbooks has Tannie Marina published?

2. How old is Wessel?

3. At the time of Rachel's death, how long ago did Rachel come to the Swart house as a pregnant bride?

4. Where does Lexington's father work in a mine?

5. What does Tannie Marina recite under her breath during Rachel's funeral?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who prepares Rachel's body for burial and how?

2. Who is Wessel and what does he do?

3. How is Amor feeling at the beginning of the book?

4. Where has Amor been staying the last seven months and why?

5. What is Anton struggling with when he learns of his mother's death?

6. What does Amor think about her aunt's cooking when Tannie Marina picks her up from school after her mother dies?

7. What does the Swart house look like?

8. How does Rachel's spirit linger around the house in a state of confusion?

9. What does Anton tell Salome he wants to do when he is done with the army?

10. How does Marina feel as she supervises Salome?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In The Promise, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 2

Setting is the place and time where a novel takes place. What is the setting in The Promise? How does the setting evoke feelings or set the mood in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Anton marries Desiree. Why is Desiree unhappy in their marriage? What did she expect the marriage to be like? How have her expectations not been met? How does the reality of her marriage make her discontented?

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