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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, p. 35-56.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of document introduces the "Age of Iron"?
(a) A poem.
(b) A long letter.
(c) A short journal.
(d) A book.

2. When was the narrator's house burglarized?
(a) Five years before the events of the book.
(b) Four years before the events of the book.
(c) Twelve years before the events of the book.
(d) Three years before the events of the book.

3. Why does the narrator refuse to give the man money for nothing?
(a) Because it fosters laziness.
(b) Because she does not have cash.
(c) Because it is a bad precedent.
(d) Because he does not deserve it.

4. What prevents the narrator from going shopping in Part One?
(a) The rain.
(b) Her farorite soap opera has a marathon.
(c) Her can does not run.
(d) Pain.

5. What does the narrator say about the media?
(a) They do not print the letter she sent them.
(b) They do not cover what happens in the townships.
(c) They do not cover the last South African gold medalist at the Olympics.
(d) They only cover reality TV.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator cry when arriving in town?

2. When does the person the narrator met at the start of Part One return?

3. What does the narrator give the man following his reaction to her comment regarding giving money for nothing?

4. What did the narrator find most troubling after her house was burglarized?

5. Who harasses and beats Mr. Vercueil one day?

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