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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. Why does the narrator cry when arriving in town?
(a) Because of her pain.
(b) Because of the beauty of the coast.
(c) Because of allergies.
(d) Because of her cancer medication.

2. Who does the narrator find at the start of Part One?
(a) A homeless man.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her daughter.
(d) A homeless woman.

3. Where is the narrator's husband in Part One?
(a) With another woman.
(b) On a boat.
(c) In jail.
(d) Dead.

4. When does the narrator return to her house after her trip in town?
(a) Early morning.
(b) Late afternoon.
(c) Late morning.
(d) Midnight.

5. What do new contacts allow the narrator to experience?
(a) The reality of South African inequalities.
(b) The reality of life in an Empire.
(c) The reality of the Berlin wall.
(d) The reality of the Vichy regime.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the ethnicity of the narrator?

2. What does the narrator feel about the person she is addressing in this book?

3. What did the narrator find most troubling after her house was burglarized?

4. Who is the narrator of the book?

5. Who calls the narrator as she plays music?

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