The document below is a summary of Hoopvol which tends to be a grade 11 and 12 set book in most IEB and CAPS schools. The aim of this document is to provide a brief analysis (sufficient to answer exam questions) of characters which have featured in Hoopvol throughout Part One. By viewing the previe...
What was the name of the dorp (city) that Nathalie lives in?
Answer: Hoopvol
2.
Describe Ben and his character in Part One?
Answer: \'n sixteen year old teenager (sestien yaar oud tiener), short, dark hair (kort, donker hare), a black spot/birthmark on his elbow (\'n swart vlekkie op sy elmboog), goeie mate (good friends) with Kleynhans, hou wan PSP (enjoys playing Play Station)
3.
Describe Nathalie as portrayed in Part One?
Answer: An ophan (weeskind), a gemiddeld (average) girl from the farm (plaas), nie lelik nie (not ugly), maar nie as mooi as Liefie en Olivia nie (not as beautiful as Liefie and Olivia), eighteen years old (agtien jaar oud), lives in Olive-Schreiner Straat (lives in Olive Schreiner Street)
4.
Where does Ben first begin working in Part One?
Answer: Eagletons Varsproduktemark
5.
Why does Ben go to Pretoria?
Answer: Om sy pa te vind (to find his dad)
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HOOPVOL Character Sketches:
Nathalie de Koker
- ‘n Gemiddeld ( average ) en eenvoudige ( simple ) meisie “ simple koekie
van die plaas ”
- Nie lelik ( ugly ) nie , maar nie so mooi as Liefie en Fiona nie
- Lang , bruin hare ( smal gesig en lank neus , paar sproete
- Ouers was dood in ‘n motor ongeluk ( 5 yaar gelede – sy was 13 )
- Nathalie se pa was a loodgieder ( plumber )
- Agtien yaar oud
- Ontvangsdame by Rose en Crown ( PA / Assistant )
- Het sy ouers se huis geerf ( Prokoreurs se sy moet 21 wees om die huis
te erf )
- Bly met Pastoor en Mevrou Chalmers ( Hou nie van Mev. Chalmers nie )
- Bly in Olive-Schreiner Straat
Ben de Koker
- Van Hoopvol
- Ma en half-sussie, Elma was dood in ‘n huisbrand
- Sestien jaar oud
- Kort , donker hare ( swart vlekkie op sy elmboog – soos sy pa , Bobby )
- Aantreklikke ( attractive ) seun ( lyk soos Bobby wanneer hy jong was )
- Het Bobby ( sy pa ) se bou ( built ) en gesig
- Lyk soos a swerwer ( wanderer ) of ‘n “ rolling stone “
- Rook en drink
- Het ‘n goeie maat ( Kleynhans )
- Gaan na die varsprodukte mark in Bloemfontein om haar pa te vind na
sy ma en half – sussie dood in die brand was
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