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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 Vercueil say caused the shouting man's condition?
(a) Alcohol withdrawal.
(b) Alzheimer's disease.
(c) End stage cancer.
(d) Drug withdrawal.

2. Where is Bheki's friend kept?
(a) In the psychiatric wing of the hospital.
(b) In the waiting room of the hospital.
(c) In a room full of older men.
(d) In a cell at the local prison.

3. Where does the narrator find Mr. Vercueil when she wakes?
(a) On the couch.
(b) On the kitchen floor.
(c) On the guest bed.
(d) On the front porch.

4. What is the man's reaction to the narrator's comment about giving money for nothing?
(a) He calls her names.
(b) He slaps her.
(c) He laughs.
(d) He nods his head.

5. How does the narrator speak to the person that lives near her house?
(a) In a condescending manner.
(b) Softly.
(c) Loudly.
(d) With respect.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Vercueil seem to be sleeping off?

2. What does the narrator ask her housekeeper to do in the letter she writes?

3. What job does the narrator offer the man she went to town with?

4. Who is the narrator addressing in this book?

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

(see the answer key)

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