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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, p. 15-33.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator think of doing with her cats after her death?
(a) Give them to the homeless man.
(b) Give them to her sister.
(c) Have them put down.
(d) Give them to a hospital.

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

3. What does the narrator think about after the person she found leaves the house?
(a) Her mother.
(b) The homeless of Cape Town.
(c) Apartheid.
(d) The police.

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

5. When does the person the narrator met at the start of Part One return?
(a) In the evening.
(b) In the morning.
(c) Around noon.
(d) In the afternoon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disease is the narrator diagnosed with?

2. When does the narrator return to her house after her trip in town?

3. What does the narrator give the man following his reaction to her comment regarding giving money for nothing?

4. Why does the narrator cry when arriving in town?

5. When was the narrator's house burglarized?

(see the answer key)

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