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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, p. 56-86.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the narrator want to do before being discouraged from doing so by Florence?
(a) Bring Bheki to the police.
(b) Bring Bheki to a white doctor.
(c) File a complaint about the police.
(d) Call the mayor's office.

3. What does the narrator say about the media?
(a) They only cover reality TV.
(b) They do not cover what happens in the townships.
(c) They do not cover the last South African gold medalist at the Olympics.
(d) They do not print the letter she sent them.

4. How long was the housekeeper absent?
(a) 5 months.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 3 months.

5. Where does the narrator find Mr. Vercueil at the start of Part Two?
(a) Drunk on the couch.
(b) Passed out on the kitchen floor.
(c) In his car.
(d) In the rain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who follows Mr. Vercueil into the narrator's house?

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

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

4. What does the narrator say about charity not being appreciated?

5. What was the narrator's profession before retiring?

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