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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. In what time period is the "Age of Iron" set?
(a) Mid 1970's.
(b) Mid 1990's.
(c) Mid 1960's.
(d) Mid 1980's.

2. Where is the person the narrator finds at the start of Part One?
(a) Near her garage.
(b) Near her pool.
(c) Near her neighbor's house
(d) Near the grocery store.

3. What did the narrator find most troubling after her house was burglarized?
(a) The burglars where white.
(b) Stealing her piano.
(c) The vandalism.
(d) The graffiti left on her sofa.

4. What is Mr. Vercueil doing in the back yard that the housekeeper's daughters watch?
(a) Dig a hole.
(b) Ride a bicycle.
(c) Work on the lawn mower.
(d) Clean the pool.

5. Why does Vercueil say the narrator should tell her daughter about her cancer?
(a) Because she needs all the support she can get.
(b) Because her daughter is married to an oncologist.
(c) Because she could have a visa for the U.S.A.
(d) Because if her daughter finds out later she would never forgive the narrator.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens to the narrator's car in Page 16?

3. What injury does Bheki's friend have following the crash?

4. What does the housekeeper call Mr. Vercueil?

5. What does the person helping the narrator say she could do with the extra room in her house?

(see the answer key)

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