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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. Where is the gated estate where Jake lives?

2. What is the name of the medium Jake consults 62 days after Astrid's death?

3. What does Amor like to do in the time she blocks out for herself daily?

4. What is Dean's occupation in "Pa"?

5. What does Jake do after Anton identifies Astrid's body?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Amor decide to do after their father is buried?

2. How does Astrid like to spend the hour or two after her shift ends?

3. Why does Marina insist that the coffin be opened when it is brought to the veld for the service?

4. How often has Anton seen Astrid in the years since their mother's funeral, and how has she changed?

5. When Amor is driven to the farm, what does she see at the spot where the farm begins?

6. What changes does Anton see as someone drives him to the hospital to see his father?

7. When does Jake go to see Father Batty and what does he learn?

8. Where does Anton think that his wife, Desiree, is when he comes home from identifying Astrid's body?

9. When does Manie die, and where are the family when he passes on?

10. Does Amor agree with Susan that her job is not good for her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Artistic license is the way that an author creates, art, music, or writing based upon his interpretation of life. How does Galgut use artistic license to create the realistic background of The Promise?

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

Salome is a Black woman who works for the Swarts. How does racism affect Salome in The Promise?

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