Proloog

Question 1

Hoe oud was Xander toe hy sy pa met die pistool gesien het?
( how old was Xander when he saw his dad with the gun? )

Answer 1

Hy was elf
( he was eleven )

Question 2

Xander was elf jaar oud. In watter toestand vind hy sy pa?
( Xander was eleven yrs old. In what room did he find his dad? )

Answer 2

Pa was in die studeerkamer met n geel koevert en 9mm-pistool op die tafel. Pa se gesig nagtehuil.
( dad was in the study room with some yellow thing and a 9mm gun on the table. Dad looked depressed/distant. )

Question 3

Ses maande later het sy pa ‘n besoek gekry. Wie was dit en wie het hulle gestuur?
( Six months later his dad had visitors. Who was it and who sent them? )

Answer 3

Twee mans geklee in jeans en stywwe swart T-hemp (informeel klere). Dok Pienaar het hulle gestuur.
( Two men dressed in jeans and black t-shirts (informal clothes). Dok Pienaar sent them.)

Question 4

Hoe oud was Xander toe die vreemde besoekers opgedaag het?
( how old was Xander when the visitors came to their house? )

Answer 4

Hy was twaalf.
( he was twelve. )

Question 5

Wat hoor en sien Xander voor hy gaan wegkruip?
( what does Xander hear and see as he creeps back? )

Answer 5

Hy hoor sy ma gil en die man slaan sy pa.
( he hears his mom scream and sees the man box his dad. )