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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. Who calls the narrator as she plays music?
(a) A police officer.
(b) A bystander.
(c) A neighbor.
(d) An old friend.

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

3. What does the narrator give to the person that lives near her house the first evening?
(a) Water.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Food.

4. Why does the narrator refuse to give the man money for nothing?
(a) Because it fosters laziness.
(b) Because she does not have cash.
(c) Because he does not deserve it.
(d) Because it is a bad precedent.

5. What does Florence learn late at night in Part Three?
(a) Bheki is in trouble.
(b) Lawyers are expensive.
(c) Her husband was arrested.
(d) Her insurance does not cover bullet wounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator stop to rest?

2. Where is John sitting on Page 147?

3. What does Mr. Vercueil do the morning of Part Three "p.115-147"?

4. What does access to money allow Mr. Vercueil to do?

5. How long does the man work before being paid by the narrator?

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