Fiela’s Child Quizzes

Fiela's Child Quiz 1

1 Who is the main protagonist of the novel?
Nina van Rooyen

Selling Komoetie

Benjamin Komoetie

Barta van Rooyen
2 Where is the story set?
Zimbabwe

Botswana

South Africa

Nigeria
3 Why is Benjamin taken from the Long Kloof?
He is being abused

Fiela doesn't want him anymore

He is white and living with a black family

The van Rooyens have requested he come home
4 Who is Mr. Goldbury?
The census taker

The man who hires Nina

The forester who comes to the van Rooyen's house

The magistrate
5 How many children are in the Komoetie family?
3

5

4

6
6 Why is Selling Komoetie in poor health?
He got cancer but never received medical help

He is an alcoholic

He was worn down from his time doing hard labor in prison

He was beaten badly by the Laghaans
7 What type of environment is the Long Kloof?
Forest

Wide open plains

Mountains

Seaside
8 What animal does Elias try to trap?
Birds

Elephants

Turtles

Ostriches
9 The "omens" Fiela receives in the beginning of the story foretell what negative situation?
Benjamin being taken away

Dawid's death

Seller being imprisoned

The wild ostriches attacking Tollie
10 Which of the following adjectives does NOT apply to Fiela?
Prideful

Lazy

Loving

Fierce
11 Why does Benjamin repeat his multiplication tables while at the magistrate's office?
His father instructed him to do so

He hopes to get into a good school

He needs something to focus on in a confusing situation

He wants to be able to show off his intelligence to the magistrate
12 What is the main reason that Fiela raises ostriches?
To eat them

To compete with the Laghaans

To sell their feathers

To have pets
13 What does Selling work on as a prisoner?
Building the road to Knysna

Building ostrich pens

Making wood beams

Felling trees
14 Why does Nina steal a mouth-organ?
To mimic bird calls

To sell for money

To start a band

To perform songs for her father
15 Which adjective best describes Barta?
Anxious

Empowered

Meek

Deceptive
16 How old is Lukas van Rooyen when he disappears?
1

9

3

6
17 Why might have Barta van Rooyen not admitted she was wrong about Lukas?
Her pride

She is afraid of her husband's reaction

She loves Lukas like a son

She is afraid of Fiela Komoetie attacking her
18 Where is Benjamin when he begins to find clarity about his identity?
In the village

In the forest

In the top of a tree

By the sea
19 What is the first way that Fiela tries to get Benjamin back?
She goes to the forest to intimidate the van Rooyens

She starts a legal case against the magistrate

She walks to Knysna to talk to the magistrate

She prays to God to bring her son back
20 In what type of weather condition is Lukas van Rooyen lost?
Drought

Storms

Snow

Fog
21 How does Dawid die?
He is lost in the mountains

He is bitten by a spider

He drinks himself to death

He is stabbed
22 Why does Fiela, among others, doubt the story that Benjamin is Lukas?
The child has no memories of the forest

She believes the census men are making it up because of their racism

The child does not speak with a forest accent

It is nearly impossible for a three year old to travel the distance between Knysna and the Long Kloof
23 What is Elias van Rooyen's trade?
Driving a horse cart

Wood cutter

Maker of wood beams

Tapping aloe
24 Why is Elias unable to ever obtain the elephants' ivory?
They are all killed before he gets a chance

He is unable to outsmart them

He is too weak and slow

He scares them away
25 What book of the Bible is referred to in the story?
Corinthians

Kings

Romans

Revelations

1.2. What message comes out strongly in the drama you covered? (What insights/life truth do you come to after reading the drama) . (1)

Identity and Its Formation

The main protagonist of Fiela's Child grapples with his identity, questioning his name, his origins, and his very existence. After being taken by the census men, Benjamin/Lukas struggles to adapt to his white family,...

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 5/14/2025 1:45 PM