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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who starts leading the way to go home when Sizwe and Buntu leave the bar on their first night out?
(a) Sizwe.
(b) A bartender who just got off his shift.
(c) A passerby.
(d) Buntu.

2. What kind of trouble did Buntu also run in to although he was born in the area?
(a) Earning respect from the community.
(b) Making enough money to feed his family.
(c) Getting his work permit.
(d) Getting his birth certificate.

3. Where is Sizwe when he introduces himself to other people on the night he went to the bar with Buntu?
(a) Outise of Buntu's car.
(b) Out on the street in front of the bar.
(c) In the back alley of the bar.
(d) Outside of Buntu's house.

4. What does the significance of the dead man's name suggest?
(a) That Sizwe has stolen the dead man's identity.
(b) That Zola will re-enter the plot.
(c) That Sizwe will find the man's friends.
(d) That Buntu will find the man's friends.

5. What might Buntu's story about Jacob be meant to offer Sizwe?
(a) Hope that he will not become another Jacob in the near future.
(b) Fear that death is not the end of suffering.
(c) Hope that the peace of death will sustain him through the tough times in life.
(d) Fear not to question the system in place.

6. When Buntu comes out of the bar to join Sizwe in Part 4, what does he suggest?
(a) That they should find prostitutes.
(b) That it's time to go home.
(c) That he wants to have one more drink before leaving.
(d) That they should go back into the bar.

7. What does Buntu tell Sizwe to do instead of continuing to live in the country they are in illegally?
(a) To only come on a tourist visa.
(b) To go home and come back to get a new passport.
(c) To leave and go to Japan.
(d) To go home.

8. What is the name of the first class liquor Sizwe is served at the bar with Buntu?
(a) Mister Banzi.
(b) Ms. Banzi.
(c) Brother Banzi.
(d) Bangin' Banzi.

9. When Buntu finally fetches the book, what does he first tell Sizwe?
(a) The dead man's age.
(b) The dead man's name.
(c) The dead man's visa status.
(d) The dead man's home town.

10. What happened to Jacob the other day, according to Buntu in Part 3?
(a) He was found drunk at a popular bar.
(b) He was arrested.
(c) He was buried.
(d) He made a speech from his home.

11. What was the first suggestion by Sizwe to Buntu regarding his discovery in the alleyway?
(a) Report the crime.
(b) Turn the other direction.
(c) Check for a wallet.
(d) Hide the discovery.

12. What does Sizwe show Buntu at the beginning of Part 3?
(a) His bruises.
(b) His driver's license.
(c) His torn clothes.
(d) His passbook.

13. What is a common theme between what Styles went through to get his shop and what Sizwe would have to go through to get a new passbook?
(a) Dishonesty.
(b) Failure.
(c) Pain.
(d) Bureaucracy.

14. What does Sizwe want to do with what he has discovered in the alleyway?
(a) Check his wallet.
(b) Hide him.
(c) Help him.
(d) Ignore him.

15. When does Buntu say is the only time a soul can be completely free?
(a) After being forgiving.
(b) In death.
(c) After forgiving itself.
(d) After fulfilling karma.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Buntu's suggestion about what he had found in the alleyway?

2. What did Buntu say the preacher compare death to in his speech?

3. When Sizwe finally hands his passbook to Buntu, what does he say at that moment?

4. After Sizwe says he doesn't want to die, how does this effect Buntu?

5. After Buntu's shoots down Sizwe's first two suggestions about the alleyway discovery, what is the next thing Sizwe continue to recommend doing?

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