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A DRY WHITE SEASON

based on the novel by Andre Brink

00’ to 14’23
1) When and where does it take place?
South Africa 1976
2) What does the man standing on the table want?
Talking about how the people drinking beer in bars are paying the government for the
weapons used on them
3) Why was Jonathan caned?
4) Why does Gordon want a lawyer?
He doenst want his son to have a police record
5) Why don’t the children want to learn in Afrikaans?
So they can have a better futur

46’23 to 57’00 (the trial)


6) What is the first witness’s job and what do we guess about what he has done?
7) On what grounds was Gordon Ngubene arrested?
8) What is the official cause of his death?
9) Why can’t the doctor who examined Gordon’s corpse on behalf of the Ngubene
family testify?
10) Why did Archibald Mabaso sign a perjured evidence?
11) What is obvious about Ngubene’s death that Captain Stolz will not admit?
12) What is the conclusion of the trial?

1) Complete these sentences with the


correct form of the verbs.

1. If Jonathan didn’t play (not/play) in the


street,he would have not been(not/be)
arrested and caned.

2. If Gordon had not tried to


understand what had happened to his
son, he would not have been killed.

3. If people in South Africa decided not


(not / decide) to stand up for their rights,
they would still be (still be) treated as
inferior citizens.

4. If Ben Du Toit had decided(decide) to


turn a blind eye on the situation, there
would not have been (not / be) a trial.

5. ………………………….. the conclusion


of the trial could have been (be) different if
the doctor that carried out the post-
mortem examination spoke(speak)?
6. Dr herzog removed molar
7. Incriminating Document
8. The official cause of Gordon Ngubene's death is listed as suicide, but it's
suggested that he was murdered by the South African authorities.
9. The doctor who examined Gordon's corpse on behalf of the Ngubene family
cannot testify due to intimidation or fear of repercussions from the authorities.
10. Archibald Mabaso signed a perjured evidence likely due to coercion or threats
from the authorities.
11. It is obvious that Ngubene's death was not a suicide but rather a result of foul
play by the authorities, which Captain Stolz refuses to admit.
12. The conclusion of the trial may vary, but it is likely that despite evidence
suggesting foul play in Ngubene's death, the authorities may cover it up, and
justice may not be serv

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