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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 was August sent after his arrest?

2. What is bracka?

3. What consellation does August show Ona?

4. What will the women use to open the safe?

5. Who says the money in the safe belongs to the women?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the women decide to take only the boys younger than 15?

2. What does Salome say about the money in the safe?

3. What was August protesting before he got arrested?

4. What did Agata do with Klaas's buggy?

5. Why did the women tell Klaas they were making a quilt?

6. How does August react to the women leaving?

7. Why was Salome mad about Autje and Neitje taking Greta's horses to the Koop brothers?

8. Why are the women unable to interpret the Bible?

9. How does Klaas insult August's masculinity?

10. What happened to the group August used to live with in England?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does language play in this text? For example, why does August note the characters' speech patterns and dialect? Who is able to speak? Who has a voice in this society? How do you know?

Essay Topic 2

Evaluate the struggle of the characters to understand the truth. What does the novel suggest about the possibilities of forgiveness and redemption? What do the characters truly believe about forgiveness? Cite at least three pieces of textual evidence.

Essay Topic 3

Choose two characters to compare and contrast. What opinions do they share? In what ways are they different? How does each character contribute a voice to the narrative?

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