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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Styles, convincing his customers to take pictures in a way that is different than they prefer is...

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

3. What was the name of Styles' pet when he first bought the photo shop?

4. What did the owner of the house do to help the narrator of the letter while he was supposedly living there?

5. What is the name of Zwelinzima's wife in Part 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the kitten's name?

2. When Sizwe describes how the passbook goes with him everywhere, what else could he be describing?

3. What is the purpose of Robert being illuminated in a single light right before he begins narrating his letter to his wife?

4. What all does Sizwe say to Noweto, his wife, in his letter at the end of Part 5?

5. Explain the meaning behind Styles yelling out for Robert to imagine that he is against the backdrop of the "city of the future".

6. What does Buntu have to say to Sizwe about the importance of names?

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

8. What is the passbook a symbol of?

9. Why does Sizwe tear off his clothes in Part 4?

10. Explore the ways in which the playwright incorporates the idea of freedom into this part of the play.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you agree that Sizwe loses his innocence over the course of the play? Discuss with reference to what kind of an influence Buntu has on Sizwe and what Sizwe loses and gains.

Essay Topic 2

How does the playwright reveal information about the central character of Sizwe Banzi, and how does this draw the audience into his story?

Essay Topic 3

Comment upon the notion that Styles' statement that 'we own nothing but ourselves' could be construed as being ignorant, coming as it does from a successful black businessman in South Africa.

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