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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, p. 35-56.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the housekeeper feel about the beating of Mr. Vercueil?
(a) She wishes to have done it herself.
(b) She condemns it.
(c) She is proud of it.
(d) She can understand it.

2. What composer is the narrator particularly fond of?
(a) Debussy.
(b) Bach.
(c) Tchaikovsky.
(d) Beethoven.

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

4. What does the narrator write about?
(a) The space race.
(b) The Afghan war.
(c) Apartheid.
(d) The Berlin wall.

5. What type of document introduces the "Age of Iron"?
(a) A short journal.
(b) A long letter.
(c) A poem.
(d) A book.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator ask her housekeeper to do after speaking with the police?

3. What prevents the narrator from going shopping in Part One?

4. Who harasses and beats Mr. Vercueil one day?

5. When does the person the narrator met at the start of Part One return?

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