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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. What does the man buy with the money he takes from the narrator?
(a) A pillow and a comic book.
(b) A camera and some film.
(c) The newspaper and a laptop.
(d) Liquor and a mattress.

2. What is the name of the housekeeper's son?
(a) John.
(b) Arthur.
(c) Bheki.
(d) Harry.

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

4. How much money does the man take from the narrator?
(a) 50 Rands.
(b) 150 Rands.
(c) 20 rands.
(d) Everything she has in her purse.

5. How does the narrator sign the letter she writes to her housekeeper?
(a) P.N.
(b) A.H.
(c) E.C.
(d) J.K.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mr. Vercueil doing in the back yard that the housekeeper's daughters watch?

2. What type of document introduces the "Age of Iron"?

3. What does the narrator ask the man to do after seeing what he purchased?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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