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DONKER WEB CHAPTER SUMMARIES EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
Terms in this set (44)
Someone is dead in Venice, but it's not Greg.
The snake motif is prominent in this chapter. (p. 11)
The feeling in the house in Sandhurst is gloomy and several of the Owen family's
'friends' have started to avoid them.
Chris Owen and Dok Pienaar's court case regarding their role in Project Nursery
Rhyme has been concluded.
Greg is packing - he is going to study at Stellenbosch.
Greg has trouble sleeping and visits his late brother John's room where
everything is still as it was when he was alive.
John was an adrenaline junkie, but committed suicide by taking an overdose of
pills due to the pressure his father put on him.
Greg has fond memories of his brother and it is clear that he misses him very
much.
Rina says that John was already restless during her pregnancy, which was a sign of
the dangerous sports he loved so much in the future.
Greg was calmer - a thinker or a dreamer.
Rina shouted trying to process her grief. This is in contrast to how she is
described as a quiet, gentle woman.
chapter 1
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Iemand is dood in Venesië, maar dit is nie Greg nie.
Die slangmotief is prominent in hierdie hoofstuk. (bl. 11)
Die gevoel in die huis in Sandhurst is somber en verskeie van die Owen-gesin se
'vriende' het hulle begin vermy.
Chris Owen en Dok Pienaar se hofsaak oor hul rol in Projek Kleuterrym is
afgehandel.
Greg pak - hy gaan op Stellenbosch studeer.
Greg sukkel om te slaap en besoek sy oorlede broer John se kamer waar alles
nog is soos dit was toe hy gelewe het.
John was 'n adrenalienverslaafde, maar het selfmoord gepleeg deur 'n oordosis
pille te neem weens die druk wat sy pa op hom geplaas het.
Greg het goeie herinneringe aan sy broer en dit is duidelik dat hy hom baie mis.
Rina vertel dat John reeds tydens haar swangerskap onrustig was, wat 'n teken was
van die gevaarlike sportsoorte waarvoor hy in die toekoms so lief was.
Greg was rustiger - 'n denker of 'n dromer.
Rina het geskree om haar hartseer te probeer verwerk. Dit is in teenstelling met
hoe sy beskryf word as 'n stil, sagte vrou.
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Greg packs to leave for Stellenbosch in his new BMW 118i sports model. He is
going to study Sports Science.
His mother lives alone at the back of the big house in Sandhurst.
Rina reminds Greg how lucky he is to have these opportunities and experiences
that John could never have.
This is a new chapter in Greg's life
Greg thinks back to Eckardt Wilken who betrayed him at Lawson College.
He launched a social engineering attack on the Lawson family out of
revenge. Eckardt's motive was to get revenge on teenager Chris Owen. Chris did
something about his "disappearance".
The corrupt scandal was about the insider trading of shares and Doc Pienaar
wanted to bribe the judge.
Eckardt taught Greg to hack computers and so Greg exposed Doc Pienaar and his
father.
Greg's family was torn apart, but financially he and his mother were okay. His
father went to prison.
Thomas Lawson gives Greg one last lesson in business: "Never burn a bridge
so you can find your way in the dark. Yes, bridges burn, but so do people and
their dreams."
It's clear that Greg and Plank are very good friends and that Plank isn't judging
Greg for what didn't happen.
chapter 2 Greg wrote matric with the homeschooled learners.
Plank went to Stellenbosch to study and now Greg, a year later, is also on his way
to Maties.
Greg remembers a woman who was in court because of his father's case. She
wore black clothes and dark-framed glasses, had a strong mouth and black hair.
She didn't look like a journalist.
Greg sleeps in Beaufort West and sees the dark web of poverty where prostitutes
try to make a living.
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Greg pak saam om in sy nuwe BMW 118i-sportmodel na Stellenbosch te vertrek.
Hy gaan Sportwetenskap studeer.
Sy ma woon alleen agter in die groot huis in Sandhurst.
Rina herinner Greg hoe gelukkig hy is om hierdie geleenthede en ervarings te hê
wat John nooit kon hê nie.
Dit is 'n nuwe hoofstuk in Greg se lewe
Greg dink terug aan Eckardt Wilken wat hom by Lawson College verraai
het. Hy het 'n sosiale ingenieursaanval op die Lawson-gesin geloods uit
wraak.
Eckardt se motief was om wraak te neem op die tiener Chris Owen. Chris het iets
aan sy "verdwyning" gedoen.
Die korrupte skandaal het gegaan oor die binnehandel van aandele en dok
Pienaar wou die re
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The woman at the guest house in Beaufort-West recognizes Greg from his photo
that was in the Huisgenoot and newspapers.
Greg arrives in Stellenbosch and drives to his studio apartment in Van
Riebeeckstraat.
Greg meets Chloe and her two friends, Kiana and Lizmari.
Greg lives in number 7 and Chloe in number 5. They are neighbours.
Greg doesn't feel like making small talk, but Chloe keeps finding out more about
him. She is confident and outspoken.
Plank comes to greet Greg with the Lawson handshake.
Plank asks about Nicole - Greg's girlfriend from high school. They are no longer
together.
chapter 3
afrikaans
Die vrou by die gastehuis in Beaufort-Wes herken Greg aan sy foto wat in die
Huisgenoot en koerante was.
Greg kom in Stellenbosch aan en ry na sy ateljeewoonstel in Van Riebeeckstraat.
Greg ontmoet Chloe en haar twee vriende, Kiana en Lizmari.
Greg woon in nommer 7 en Chloe in nommer 5. Hulle is bure.
Greg is nie lus om te praat nie, maar Chloe vind voortdurend meer oor hom uit.
Sy is selfversekerd en uitgesproke.
Plank kom groet Greg met die Lawson-handdruk.
Plank vra uit oor Nicole - Greg se meisie van hoërskool. Hulle is nie meer saam
nie.
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It is orientation week at the university.
Chloe convinces Greg to be part of windows and to get more involved in student
life.
Chloe is an art student and takes charge of the decor for windows.
Plank is a second-year student and lives in Wilgenhof residence.
Plank asks if Greg knows a mysterious woman. She asks a lot of questions
about Greg.
In the evening it is windows and the town is busy. Greg thought how much John
would enjoy it.
Greg is part of Metademia PSO (private student organization) for students who do
not live in the residence.
Greg can't bring himself to join in on the action.
A drunk first year recognizes Greg and asks him what flippant loser his father is
giving away.
Greg realizes that he will always be an outsider and that his life will never be the
same again after the Project Nursery Rhyme scandal with his father.
Greg turned into the outsider who introduced him to the underworld (Eckardt
Wilken)
chapter 4
afrikaans
Dit is oriënteringsweek by die universiteit.
Chloe oortuig Greg om deel te wees van vensters en om meer betrokke te raak
by die studentelewe.
Chloe is 'n kunsstudent en neem beheer oor die dekor vir vensters.
Plank is 'n tweedejaarstudent en woon in Wilgenhof-koshuis.
Plank vra of Greg 'n geheimsinnige vrou ken. Sy vra baie vrae oor Greg.
Saans is dit vensters en die dorp is besig. Greg het gedink hoeveel John dit sou
geniet.
Greg is deel van Metademia PSO (private studenteorganisasie) vir studente
wat nie in die koshuis woon nie.
Greg kan homself nie sover kry om by die aksie aan te sluit nie.
'n Dronk eerstejaar herken Greg en vra hom watter flippen verloorder sy pa
weggee.
Greg besef dat hy altyd 'n buitestander sal wees en dat sy lewe nooit weer
dieselfde sal wees ná die Project Nursery Rhyme-skandaal met sy pa nie.
Greg het verander in die buitestaander wat hom aan die onderwêreld voorgestel
het (Eckardt Wilken)
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DONKER WEB CHAPTER SUMMARIES EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
Terms in this set (44)
Someone is dead in Venice, but it's not Greg.
The snake motif is prominent in this chapter. (p. 11)
The feeling in the house in Sandhurst is gloomy and several of the Owen family's
'friends' have started to avoid them.
Chris Owen and Dok Pienaar's court case regarding their role in Project Nursery
Rhyme has been concluded.
Greg is packing - he is going to study at Stellenbosch.
Greg has trouble sleeping and visits his late brother John's room where
everything is still as it was when he was alive.
John was an adrenaline junkie, but committed suicide by taking an overdose of
pills due to the pressure his father put on him.
Greg has fond memories of his brother and it is clear that he misses him very
much.
Rina says that John was already restless during her pregnancy, which was a sign of
the dangerous sports he loved so much in the future.
Greg was calmer - a thinker or a dreamer.
Rina shouted trying to process her grief. This is in contrast to how she is
described as a quiet, gentle woman.
chapter 1
afrikaans
Iemand is dood in Venesië, maar dit is nie Greg nie.
Die slangmotief is prominent in hierdie hoofstuk. (bl. 11)
Die gevoel in die huis in Sandhurst is somber en verskeie van die Owen-gesin se
'vriende' het hulle begin vermy.
Chris Owen en Dok Pienaar se hofsaak oor hul rol in Projek Kleuterrym is
afgehandel.
Greg pak - hy gaan op Stellenbosch studeer.
Greg sukkel om te slaap en besoek sy oorlede broer John se kamer waar alles
nog is soos dit was toe hy gelewe het.
John was 'n adrenalienverslaafde, maar het selfmoord gepleeg deur 'n oordosis
pille te neem weens die druk wat sy pa op hom geplaas het.
Greg het goeie herinneringe aan sy broer en dit is duidelik dat hy hom baie mis.
Rina vertel dat John reeds tydens haar swangerskap onrustig was, wat 'n teken was
van die gevaarlike sportsoorte waarvoor hy in die toekoms so lief was.
Greg was rustiger - 'n denker of 'n dromer.
Rina het geskree om haar hartseer te probeer verwerk. Dit is in teenstelling met
hoe sy beskryf word as 'n stil, sagte vrou.
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Greg packs to leave for Stellenbosch in his new BMW 118i sports model. He is
going to study Sports Science.
His mother lives alone at the back of the big house in Sandhurst.
Rina reminds Greg how lucky he is to have these opportunities and experiences
that John could never have.
This is a new chapter in Greg's life
Greg thinks back to Eckardt Wilken who betrayed him at Lawson College.
He launched a social engineering attack on the Lawson family out of
revenge. Eckardt's motive was to get revenge on teenager Chris Owen. Chris did
something about his "disappearance".
The corrupt scandal was about the insider trading of shares and Doc Pienaar
wanted to bribe the judge.
Eckardt taught Greg to hack computers and so Greg exposed Doc Pienaar and his
father.
Greg's family was torn apart, but financially he and his mother were okay. His
father went to prison.
Thomas Lawson gives Greg one last lesson in business: "Never burn a bridge
so you can find your way in the dark. Yes, bridges burn, but so do people and
their dreams."
It's clear that Greg and Plank are very good friends and that Plank isn't judging
Greg for what didn't happen.
chapter 2 Greg wrote matric with the homeschooled learners.
Plank went to Stellenbosch to study and now Greg, a year later, is also on his way
to Maties.
Greg remembers a woman who was in court because of his father's case. She
wore black clothes and dark-framed glasses, had a strong mouth and black hair.
She didn't look like a journalist.
Greg sleeps in Beaufort West and sees the dark web of poverty where prostitutes
try to make a living.
afrikaans
Greg pak saam om in sy nuwe BMW 118i-sportmodel na Stellenbosch te vertrek.
Hy gaan Sportwetenskap studeer.
Sy ma woon alleen agter in die groot huis in Sandhurst.
Rina herinner Greg hoe gelukkig hy is om hierdie geleenthede en ervarings te hê
wat John nooit kon hê nie.
Dit is 'n nuwe hoofstuk in Greg se lewe
Greg dink terug aan Eckardt Wilken wat hom by Lawson College verraai
het. Hy het 'n sosiale ingenieursaanval op die Lawson-gesin geloods uit
wraak.
Eckardt se motief was om wraak te neem op die tiener Chris Owen. Chris het iets
aan sy "verdwyning" gedoen.
Die korrupte skandaal het gegaan oor die binnehandel van aandele en dok
Pienaar wou die re
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PM
The woman at the guest house in Beaufort-West recognizes Greg from his photo
that was in the Huisgenoot and newspapers.
Greg arrives in Stellenbosch and drives to his studio apartment in Van
Riebeeckstraat.
Greg meets Chloe and her two friends, Kiana and Lizmari.
Greg lives in number 7 and Chloe in number 5. They are neighbours.
Greg doesn't feel like making small talk, but Chloe keeps finding out more about
him. She is confident and outspoken.
Plank comes to greet Greg with the Lawson handshake.
Plank asks about Nicole - Greg's girlfriend from high school. They are no longer
together.
chapter 3
afrikaans
Die vrou by die gastehuis in Beaufort-Wes herken Greg aan sy foto wat in die
Huisgenoot en koerante was.
Greg kom in Stellenbosch aan en ry na sy ateljeewoonstel in Van Riebeeckstraat.
Greg ontmoet Chloe en haar twee vriende, Kiana en Lizmari.
Greg woon in nommer 7 en Chloe in nommer 5. Hulle is bure.
Greg is nie lus om te praat nie, maar Chloe vind voortdurend meer oor hom uit.
Sy is selfversekerd en uitgesproke.
Plank kom groet Greg met die Lawson-handdruk.
Plank vra uit oor Nicole - Greg se meisie van hoërskool. Hulle is nie meer saam
nie.
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PM
It is orientation week at the university.
Chloe convinces Greg to be part of windows and to get more involved in student
life.
Chloe is an art student and takes charge of the decor for windows.
Plank is a second-year student and lives in Wilgenhof residence.
Plank asks if Greg knows a mysterious woman. She asks a lot of questions
about Greg.
In the evening it is windows and the town is busy. Greg thought how much John
would enjoy it.
Greg is part of Metademia PSO (private student organization) for students who do
not live in the residence.
Greg can't bring himself to join in on the action.
A drunk first year recognizes Greg and asks him what flippant loser his father is
giving away.
Greg realizes that he will always be an outsider and that his life will never be the
same again after the Project Nursery Rhyme scandal with his father.
Greg turned into the outsider who introduced him to the underworld (Eckardt
Wilken)
chapter 4
afrikaans
Dit is oriënteringsweek by die universiteit.
Chloe oortuig Greg om deel te wees van vensters en om meer betrokke te raak
by die studentelewe.
Chloe is 'n kunsstudent en neem beheer oor die dekor vir vensters.
Plank is 'n tweedejaarstudent en woon in Wilgenhof-koshuis.
Plank vra of Greg 'n geheimsinnige vrou ken. Sy vra baie vrae oor Greg.
Saans is dit vensters en die dorp is besig. Greg het gedink hoeveel John dit sou
geniet.
Greg is deel van Metademia PSO (private studenteorganisasie) vir studente
wat nie in die koshuis woon nie.
Greg kan homself nie sover kry om by die aksie aan te sluit nie.
'n Dronk eerstejaar herken Greg en vra hom watter flippen verloorder sy pa
weggee.
Greg besef dat hy altyd 'n buitestander sal wees en dat sy lewe nooit weer
dieselfde sal wees ná die Project Nursery Rhyme-skandaal met sy pa nie.
Greg het verander in die buitestaander wat hom aan die onderwêreld voorgestel
het (Eckardt Wilken)
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