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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three, p. 115-147.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who follows Mr. Vercueil into the narrator's house?
(a) A woman.
(b) A friend of his.
(c) Two dogs.
(d) A cat.

4. Who gives the narrator little help after the narrator tries to take her car home?
(a) The township inhabitants.
(b) The white township guards.
(c) The police.
(d) The military.

5. Where does Vercueil bring the narrator?
(a) To the hospital.
(b) To scenic spots.
(c) To the township.
(d) To the airport.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the narrator's house burglarized?

2. How does the narrator sign the letter she writes to her housekeeper?

3. What did the narrator's daughter tell her as she was leaving South Africa.

4. What composer is the narrator particularly fond of?

5. What does the housekeeper call Mr. Vercueil?

(see the answer key)

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