Chp 1-10 Flashcards
Xander was elf jaar oud. In watter toetstand vind hy sy pa in die studeerkamer? (P)
(Xander was eleven years old. In what condition does he find his father in the study?)
Sy pa was in ‘n ontstelde toestand. Hy het gehuil en daar was ‘n 9mm pistool op die tafel
[His father was in a distressed state. He was crying, and there was a 9mm pistol on the table]
Hoe het Xander die situasie in die studeerkamer geïnterpreteer? Motiveer jou antwoord. (P)
(How did Xander interpret the situation in the study? Motivate your answer)
Xander het geweet dat dit ‘n ernstige situasie was en dat daar rede tot kommer was.
[Xander knew that this was a serious situation and that there was reason for concern]
Hoekom was sy pa (Xander se pa) in hierdie toestand? Lees die boek en keer terug na hierdie vraag. (P)
(Why was his father in this condition? Read the book and come back to this question)
Die pa was deel van ‘n misdaadsindikaat. Hy was bang vir sy gesin.
[The father was part of a crime syndicate. He was afraid for his family]
Ses maande later het die pa (Xander se pa) ‘n besoek gekry. Wie was dit en wie het hulle gestuur? (P)
(Six months later the father got a visit. Who was it and who sent them?)
‘Dok’ het twee van sy handlangers gestuur om Xander se pa te besoek.
[“Doc” had sent two of his accomplices to visit Xander’s father]
Watter opdrag het die pa aan Xander gegee? (P)
(What order did the father give to Xander?)
Hy moet om weg te kruip.
[He must go hide]
Wat is simboliek van ‘n slang volgens die Christen- en Joodse tradisies? (Chp 1)
(What is the symbolism of a snake according to the Christian and Jewish traditions?)
Die slang is ‘n simbool van ‘n verraaier en ookdiebose.
[The snake is a symbol of a traitor and evil]
Kan die simbool net as negatief gesien word? (Chp 1 -die slang)
(Can the symbol only be seen as negative?)
Dit het slegs ‘n negatiewe konnoktasie.
[It has only a negative connotation]
Waarom gee die huis vir Greg so ‘n swaar gevoel? Waarom is die volgende oggend ‘n nuwe begin vir hom? (Chp 1)
(Why does the house give Greg such a heavy feeling? Why is the next morning a new beginning for him?)
Depressie hang in die lug. Greg begin ‘n nuwe hoofstuk in sy lewe deur op Stellenbosch Universiteit te gaan studeer.
[Depression hangs in the air. Greg begins a new chapter in his life, studying at Stellenbosch University.]
Wanneer is ‘n mens, volgens die Meksikane, finaal dood? (Chp 1)
(When, according to the Mexicans, is a person finally dead?)
‘n Mens is finaal dood wanneer mense jou vergeet
[A person is truly dead when people forget you]
Was Greg en sy ma, Rina, sonder geld en heenkome na die verhoor van sy pa, Chris Owen, en die daaropvolgende tronkstaf? Motiveer jou antwoord. (Chp 2)
(Were Greg and his mother, Rina, left without money and shelter after the trial of his father, Chris Owen, and the subsequent prison sentence? Justify your answer.)
Nee, hulle was finansieel onafhanklik, want hulle het trustfondse gehad.
[No, they were financially independent because they had trust funds]
Hoe was Eckardt se wraak amper prefek? (Chp 2)
(How was Eckardt’s revenge almost perfect?)
Hy het Greg gebruik om sy eie pa by terreur te betrek.
[He used Greg to involve his own father in terrorism]
Wat was die oorsaak van Eckardt se haat teenoor Greg en sy pa? (Chp 2)
(What was the cause of Eckardt’s hatred of Greg and his father?)
Eckhardt het Greg en sy pa verantwoordelik gehou vir sy pa, die regter, se dood.
[Eckhardt held Greg and his father responsible for his father, the judge’s, death]
Waarvoor was Greg se pa veral verantwoordelik? (Chp 2)
(What was Greg’s father particularly responsible for?)
Greg se pa was veral verantwoordelik vir die binnehandel met aandele.
[Greg’s father was particularly responsible for insider trading]
Wat was Dok Pienaar se aandeel in misdaadsindikaat? Waarom kan dit as terreur beskou word? (Chp 2)
(What was Doc Pienaar’s part in the crime syndicate? Why can this be considered terrorism?)
Dok Pienaar was verantwoordelik vir die regterse dood. Talle mense het gesterf nadat hulle die griepinspuitings van Project Nursery Rhyme ontvang het. Dit kan as terreur beskou word omdat dit vrees versprei het.
[Doc Pienaar was responsible for the judge’s death. Many people died after they received flu injections from Project Nursery Rhyme. This could be considered terrorism because it spread fear]
Gee ‘n kort beskrywing van T.J. Lawson. Waarom dink Greg dat hy gevaarlik kan wees? (Chp 2)
(Give a brief description of T.J. Lawson. Why does Greg think he could be dangerous?)
T.J. Lawson is ‘n man met ysblou oë, dun lippe, ‘n styfgetrekte vel en silwergrys hare. Hy laat Greg dink aan die Godfather.
[T.J. Lawson is a man with ice-blue eyes, thin lips, taut skin, and silver-gray hair. He reminds Greg of the Godfather]
“Never burn a bridge to find your way in the dark. Yes, bridges burn…but so do people and their dreams.” Wat probeer Lawson eintlik vir Greg met die aanhaling sê? (Chp 2)
(“Never burn a bridge to find your way in the dark. Yes, bridges burn…but so do people and their dreams.” What is Lawson actually trying to tell Greg with the quote?)
Moenie jou opsies en kontakte van die verlede uitwis nie. Deur brûe te verbrand, word mense en hul drome ook vernietig.
[Do not erase your options and contacts from the past. By burning bridges, people and their dreams are also destroyed]
Hoe het Lawson Kollege alle hierinneringe aan die Owenfamilie probeer uitwis? (Chp 2)
(How did Lawson College try to erase all memories of the Owen family?)
Alles wat in die skool se museum was wat met Greg en sy familie te doen gehad, is verwyder, insluitend sy broer John se prestasies.
[Everything in the school museum related to Greg and his family was removed, including his brother John’s achievements]
Wie het nie in die prentjie van die hofsaak van sy pa gepas nie? (Chp 2)
(Who did not fit into the picture of the court case of his father?)
Die vrou wat in swart geklee was, met swart hare en ‘n donkerraambril.
[The woman dressed in black, with black hair and dark-rimmed glasses]
Wat is die donker web van armoede? (Chp 2)
(What is the dark web of poverty?)
Hier word verwys na vroue en kinders wat prostitusie moet gebruik om te oorleef.
[This refers to women and children who have to resort to prostitution to survive]
Waar word Greg gekonfronteer oor die misdaad waaraan sy pa skuldig bevind is? How het die persoon daarvan uitgevind? (Chp 3)
(Where is Greg confronted about the crime his father was convicted of? How did the person find out about it?)
Greg word by die B&B gekonfronteer oor die misdaad waaraan sy pa skuldig bevind is, deur een van die gaste. Die vrou het daarvan uitgevind weens artikels in die Huisgenoot.
[Greg is confronted at the B&B about the crime his father was convicted of, by one of the guests. The woman found out about it through articles in Huisgenoot]
Waar gaan Greg tuis in Stellenbosch? (Chp 3)
(Where does Greg go home in Stellenbosch?)
Greg gaan tuis in ‘n studio apartment wat hy op die internet gekry het.
[Greg settles into a studio apartment that he found online]
Wie is die randfiguur en wie is die bykarakter in die hoofstuk? Wat is die verskil? (Chp 3)
(Who is the marginal figure and who is the supporting character in the chapter? What is the difference?)
Die randfiguur in die hoofstuk is Chloe, en Plank is ‘n bykarakter. Die randfigure is nie belangrike karakters nie, terwyl die bykarakters ‘n invloed op die lewe van die hoofkarakter het.
[The marginal character in the chapter is Chloe, and Plank is a minor character/secondary character. The marginal characters are not important characters, while the supporting characters have an influence on the life of the main character]
Aan watter studente-aktiwiteit neem Greg deel? Waarom? (Chp 4)
(What student activity does Greg participate in? Why?)
Greg neem aan die oriënteringskonsert (vensters konsert) deel. Chloe het hom na die oefeninge gesleep.
[Greg takes part in the orientation concert. Chloe dragged him along to the rehearsals] Choloe het hom gedwing
Watter vrou wys Plank aan Greg uit? Waar het Greg haar al vantewore gesien? (Chp 4)
(Which woman does Plank point out to Greg? Where has Greg seen her since then?)
Plank wys vir hom ‘n ouer vrou met ‘n streng gesig. Sy lyk bekend, maar Greg kan nie onthou waar hy haar al tevore gesien het nie.
[Plank points out an older woman with a stern face. She looks familiar, but Greg can’t remember where he’s seen her before]
