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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three, p. 147-176.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator give to the person that lives near her house the first evening?
(a) Water.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Food.
(d) Cigarettes.

2. What does Florence do after the crash?
(a) Call the police.
(b) Call the local chapter of the black panthers.
(c) Call the parents of Bheki's friend.
(d) Call the hospital where Bheki's friend was sent to.

3. What was the narrator's profession before retiring?
(a) Police officer.
(b) Dock worker.
(c) College professor.
(d) Housewife.

4. Who tries to intervene when Mr. Vercueil is being beaten?
(a) The narrator.
(b) The police.
(c) Florence.
(d) Concerned neighbors.

5. What does the narrator say to the housekeeper that one day will hurt everybody?
(a) Altruism.
(b) Love.
(c) Hate.
(d) Discomfort.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the housekeeper live?

2. Who harasses and beats Mr. Vercueil one day?

3. What is the ethnicity of the narrator?

4. Who does the narrator and her group meet on the way back to the car?

5. How does the housekeeper feel about the beating of Mr. Vercueil?

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