Fiela's Child - group test

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• Leerjaar 6

Fiela's Child

Get into groups of 3 or 4

Each slide will feature a question - answer as a group (3/4 mins)

Questions deal with important elements from the novel:

Plot, Characters, Setting, Language, Themes

How do the different settings shape the characters and their actions? Mention 3 examples (Wolwekraal, Forest, Knysna, the coast)

What is the effect of the weather on the plot development. Illustrate by supplying
different examples

The story is told from three perspectives (Benjamin, Fiela, Elias). How does Dalene Matthee make the
perspective(s) credible? Supply short answers

What is Fiela’s most important characteristic?
Supply example

Give an example of how Benjamin/Lukas
actually takes after Fiela most

What lessons do we learn from the character of Dawid? What happens to him?

Why does the Dalene M. turn Elias into a bitter man, broken?

What is the role of shoes in the novel? What do they symbolise?

Matthee uses a snake to symbolise various things in the novel. Supply 2 different examples of things the snake symbolises

What is Fiela’s way of treating her ostriches meant to convey to the reader?

What is Matthee's message concerning looking for one’s true identity?

Where do you think Benjamin actually came from as a 3-year old?