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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three, p. 147-176.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does the man work before being paid by the narrator?
(a) A couple of hours.
(b) A couple of days.
(c) A couple of month.
(d) A couple of weeks.

2. What was Mr. Thabane's profession?
(a) He was a shoe seller.
(b) He was a dock worker.
(c) He was a political leader.
(d) He was a teacher.

3. Who is the narrator of the book?
(a) An aged woman.
(b) A police officer.
(c) A young man.
(d) A black farmer.

4. What is Mr. Thabane's current profession?
(a) He is a steel worker.
(b) He sells shoes.
(c) He is a dock worker.
(d) He is a teacher.

5. Who are the only two people the narrator say she would speak to on the phone?
(a) Her daughter and Bach.
(b) Her sister and her brother.
(c) Bach and Beethoven.
(d) Her daughter and Tchaikovsky.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator give to the person that lives near her house the first evening?

2. Why did the housekeeper bring her son to the narrator's house?

3. What does the narrator say to the housekeeper that one day will hurt everybody?

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

5. Where does the narrator find Mr. Vercueil at the start of Part Two?

(see the answer key)

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