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Some examples from this set of practice questions
1.
What does the golden egg represent?
Answer: Life and rebirth as well as genie being albino.
2.
What is the significance of the third of September?
Answer: It was the day Genie was born (1978) and the day she died (2018), it is also the day Goldie Shot down the Plane.
3.
Does the book have a specific setting?
Answer: No, The book is an allegorical story. The story is set in an unnamed southern African country. Although it is a story about a particular place, it is also a story that can take place anywhere, which helps us focus more on what the story is about and not so much on where it is set. The things that happen within the story — war, violence, pandemics, love, loss — are things that are experienced.
4.
What is Genealogy?
Answer: The study of ancestors.
5.
What type of Narration is used in the book?
Answer: Third-person, Non-liner, and Multiple perspectives.
6.
What do the sunflowers represent?
Answer: Peace, belonging, and safety. And it is a metaphor used to describe Genie.
7.
What disease does Genie have and how did she get it?
Answer: She has HIV and AIDS and it was contracted after she was raped at nine years old by the sojas.
8.
Who is a street dweller and Genie\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s partner?
Answer: Vida \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'Jesus\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\' De Villiers
9.
What are the types of love found in the novel?
Answer: First sight, Gradual awakening, Platonic, Possessive, and Familial Love.
10.
What is Genies dad\\\\\\\'s name?
Answer: Goldie Gumede
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