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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the call the narrator receives while playing music about?
(a) A vagrant on her property.
(b) The pool house is on fire.
(c) A homeless man is exposing himself.
(d) A dog is loose on her property.

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

3. What does the narrator ask her housekeeper to do in the letter she writes?
(a) To send Bheki away.
(b) To leave the house for a week.
(c) To keep the children quiet the next morning.
(d) To send her daughters away.

4. What does the narrator say about charity not being appreciated?
(a) It has no point.
(b) It is disrespectful.
(c) It is a crime.
(d) It is necessary.

5. When does the narrator return to her house after her trip in town?
(a) Midnight.
(b) Late morning.
(c) Late afternoon.
(d) Early morning.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator want to bring with Florence and her?

2. In what time period is the "Age of Iron" set?

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

4. What is the name of the homeless man?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Mr. Vercueil do with more access to money?

2. What is the narrator surprised about when she observes Mr. Vercueil?

3. What happened to the narrator three years ago?

4. What does the narrator say about charity?

5. What did the police do to Bheki and his friend?

6. What does the narrator say about the boy and her teaching?

7. Who does the narrator see parked outside of her house?

8. Who returns with her two young daughters and teenage son in Part Two, pgs. 35-56?

9. Who does the narrator reveal she is speaking to according to Part One, pg. 3-15?

10. What does the narrator not understand about the townships?

(see the answer keys)

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