What are the three steps to making an inference?

Name three categories of figurative language

Define symbolism

This character was raised to identify differently from their skin color

When and where does this book take place?

Draw an inference from the cover of the book

Categorize: "the wind blew dust against the bushes and it lay like ash over everything." p.69

What makes symbolism effective?

This character lashes out in anger when they lose control

When and where was this book written?

"when you want something from a white man, you must stoop low" p.105

Categorize: "there was a lot of room in her heart for that male ostrich." p.13

Explain the symbolism of the mountains in the book

This character turns to God when lost

Who is in power in South Africa during this book

"to mark the event, some of the convicts had been pardoned. Selling's name was right at the bottom of the list." p.119

Name the allusion: "why only one child was sent for when the child had to be divided." p. 169

Explain the symbolism of the forest in the book

This character is most at home in the forest

Why is South Africa in the 1800s an important colony? (2 reasons)

"Every time one of the men on the cart looked round, he hung his head so that they would not see he was crying." p.73

Explain: "the key question she was saving like a piece of gold under her head cloth felt like solid ground beneath her." p.171

The elephants symbolize something. What is it?

This character is strongly drawn to water and the sea

How does Apartheid play a role in this book?