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Age of Iron Quiz

John Maxwell Coetzee
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Age of Iron Quiz

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1)

What does access to money allow Mr. Vercueil to do? (from Part Two, p. 35-56)

Pay for his gambling habit.
Pay his debts.
Study.
Drink.
2)

What does the narrator's medications cause? (from Part Four)

Drowsiness.
Hallucinations.
Incontinence.
Blackouts.
3)

Where does the narrator find Mr. Vercueil at the start of Part Two? (from Part Two, p. 56-86)

In the rain.
In his car.
Drunk on the couch.
Passed out on the kitchen floor.
4)

What does the narrator say to the housekeeper that one day will hurt everybody? (from Part Two, p. 35-56)

Discomfort.
Love.
Altruism.
Hate.
5)

What does Florence do with Bheki after the crash? (from Part Two, p. 56-86)

Buy him a new bike.
Sews his wounds herself.
Refuses to have an ambulance take care of him.
Talks Bheki out of pressing charges.
6)

What does Florence learn late at night in Part Three? (from Part Three, p. 87-115)

Her husband was arrested.
Bheki is in trouble.
Her insurance does not cover bullet wounds.
Lawyers are expensive.
7)

What does the narrator say she is afraid of? (from Part Four)

Dying.
The dog biting her.
Seeing Vercueil in her dreams.
Hearing the national anthem for eternity.
8)

Why did Vercueil abandon his career at sea? (from Part Four)

His leg was cut.
His spine was crushed.
His hand was crushed.
His head was split open.
9)

What was the narrator's profession before retiring? (from Part Two, p. 56-86)

Police officer.
Dock worker.
Housewife.
College professor.
10)

Who follows Mr. Vercueil into the narrator's house? (from Part Two, p. 56-86)

A friend of his.
Two dogs.
A woman.
A cat.
11)

What prevents the narrator from going out in the days following her car drive? (from Part Three, p. 115-147)

Her car is broken.
The police is staking out the house.
The weather.
A cold.
12)

What is the name of Florence's cousin? (from Part Three, p. 87-115)

Mr. Thabane.
Mr. Amassa.
Mr. Tima.
Mr. Bwena.
13)

What does the narrator see the police do? (from Part Two, p. 56-86)

Shoot a black man.
Hit Bheki's bike with their door.
Arrest Bheki.
Run over a possum.
14)

Where is the narrator put after she tells the one trying to get her out of her house that she has cancer? (from Part Three, p. 147-176)

On the couch.
In her study.
In the kitchen.
On her bed.
15)

What does one of Bheki's friends bring to the narrator's home? (from Part Two, p. 35-56)

A video cassette.
A gun.
A political pamphlet.
A bicycle.
16)

What does the narrator try to do while tipsy? (from Part Three, p. 115-147)

Throw the bottle out of the car.
Go for a swim.
Drive.
Kiss Mr. Vercueil.
17)

What does the narrator refuse to do? (from Part Three, p. 147-176)

Leave her house.
Allow an officer to pat her down.
Leave the dog alone.
Allow the police to enter.
18)

Who helps the narrator find her way home? (from Part Three, p. 87-115)

The military.
Vercueil.
Mr. Thabane.
Florence.
19)

What does the narrator say she would want to know when Vercueil asks about the dream? (from Part Four)

She would like to know about the dog.
She would like to know more about Vercueil.
She would like to know about Florence.
She would like to know how to burn her car.
20)

What does the narrator do while Vercueil and the dog sleep next to her? (from Part Four)

Reads.
Writes.
Watches the news.
Sleeps.
21)

What does Vercueil say caused the shouting man's condition? (from Part Two, p. 56-86)

Alzheimer's disease.
End stage cancer.
Drug withdrawal.
Alcohol withdrawal.
22)

What does Mr. Vercueil suggest doing after the narrator looks at her watch? (from Part Three, p. 115-147)

Continue to drive.
Go dance.
Go drink.
Go home.
23)

What does the police tell the narrator? (from Part Three, p. 87-115)

That she must pay a fee to enter.
That she must submit to a body scanner.
That she can only continue on foot.
That she is not allowed to pass.
24)

What does Mr. Vercueil do with the keys of the car? (from Part Three, p. 115-147)

Throws them in the water.
Puts them in his pocket.
Throws them in the bushes.
Throws them over a cliff.
25)

What does Mr. Vercueil do after being beaten? (from Part Two, p. 35-56)

He leaves.
He stops drinking.
He sleeps.
He goes to the hospital.
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