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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. How does the narrator call the house of Parliament?
(a) The house of injustice.
(b) The house of horror.
(c) The house of hate.
(d) The house of shame.

2. Who does the narrator find in her kitchen when she comes down to quiet Vercueil's dog?
(a) Florence.
(b) Her daughter.
(c) Behki's friend.
(d) Vercueil.

3. What does the narrator's medications cause?
(a) Hallucinations.
(b) Drowsiness.
(c) Incontinence.
(d) Blackouts.

4. What does Florence learn late at night in Part Three?
(a) Bheki is in trouble.
(b) Lawyers are expensive.
(c) Her husband was arrested.
(d) Her insurance does not cover bullet wounds.

5. How does the narrator sign one of the letters where she talks about Vercueil?
(a) Mrs. C.
(b) Mrs. B.
(c) Mrs. V.
(d) Mrs. H.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the police officers the narrator talks with?

2. What does the narrator notice is removed?

3. Who is the narrator's physician?

4. What happens late at night in Part Three?

5. What does the narrator refuse to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does John ask when he comes downstairs?

2. What does the narrator explain over tea?

3. What does the narrator wonder about her ability to love?

4. What horrific scene do they encounter when they walk?

5. Where do Mr. Vercueil and the narrator drive?

6. What happens the morning the doorbell rings repeatedly?

7. What directions does Florence give to the narrator when they arrive in the township area at the start of Part Three, pg. 87-115?

8. Why is Florence comforted inside the building?

9. Who does Florence dress as at the start of Part Four?

10. What seems to ease Mrs. Curren's pain?

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