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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 does the man buy with the money he takes from the narrator?
(a) The newspaper and a laptop.
(b) Liquor and a mattress.
(c) A pillow and a comic book.
(d) A camera and some film.

2. Why does the narrator cry when arriving in town?
(a) Because of her pain.
(b) Because of her cancer medication.
(c) Because of the beauty of the coast.
(d) Because of allergies.

3. What does the narrator feel about the person she is addressing in this book?
(a) She hates her.
(b) She misses her.
(c) She dislikes her habits.
(d) She makes her sick.

4. Where does Bheki sleep?
(a) The backyard shed.
(b) The guest bedroom.
(c) The pool house.
(d) The narrator's car.

5. Who is the narrator addressing in this book?
(a) Her son.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her daughter.
(d) Her sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the narrator of the book?

2. What was the narrator's profession before retiring?

3. How long does the man work before being paid by the narrator?

4. Why does Florence bring Bheki back to the house?

5. Where does the housekeeper's husband work?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the narrator say she cannot give him money for nothing?

2. What happens when the narrator leaves to go shopping?

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

4. What did the narrator do to ease her pain at the end of Part One, p. 3-15?

5. What does the narrator ask the homeless man to do upon her death?

6. What does Bheki inform the narrator of regarding the police and not being in school?

7. What happened to the narrator three years ago?

8. What is the aged woman diagnosed with at the start of Part One, pg. 3-15?

9. What does the narrator say to the homeless man about her family?

10. What does Vercueil explain to the narrator when they reach the boy's hospital room?

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