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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many pictures does Zwelinzima want taken in Part 2?
(a) Four.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

2. Who came to collect the pictures for the aforementioned family?
(a) The sister.
(b) The eldest sister.
(c) The grandmother.
(d) The eldest son.

3. Zwelinzima explains that he was introduced to another friend through his house owner, named...
(a) Guntu.
(b) Buntu.
(c) Ballou.
(d) Maloo.

4. How long did Styles say the owner of the car manufacturing plant stay at the plant?
(a) Four hours.
(b) Five minutes.
(c) Two days.
(d) One week.

5. What does the first man who walks into Styles' shop want?
(a) His photo redone.
(b) A job.
(c) His picture taken.
(d) His receipt honored.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the owner of the car manufacturing plant's name?

2. How did Styles interpret the speech given by the car manufacturer owner?

3. Who does Zwelinzima introduce himself to Buntu as in the end of Part 2?

4. What does the owner of the car manufacturing plant call himself in his speech to the plant workers?

5. To whom does Zwelinzima want to send his photograph?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Buntu become calmer when telling Sizwe he's married with a child and sympathizes with his desire to improve himself?

2. What is the passbook a symbol of?

3. Why does Buntu's mood change at the end of Part 3?

4. What can one say about the significance of Sizwe finally signing his real name at the end of his letter to Noweto?

5. Of what significance is the fact that Styles is the same character as Buntu?

6. How do Styles' mannerisms and outward thoughts affect the audience's understanding of Styles' life views?

7. Why doesn't Sizwe want to work in the mines?

8. How is the name "Doom" significant in Styles' story about the cockroach problem?

9. How much respect does Buntu have for Sizwe?

10. What can be extrapolated from the fact that Sizwe writes to his wife about living in another woman's home, and that despite their working together, they were not able to succeed?

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