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

2. What was Mr. Thabane's profession?
(a) He was a political leader.
(b) He was a teacher.
(c) He was a dock worker.
(d) He was a shoe seller.

3. Who does the narrator try to wake up?
(a) Her lawyer.
(b) Mr. Vercueil.
(c) The dog.
(d) Her husband.

4. What are some men forcing bystanders to do?
(a) Join the army.
(b) Watch the fire burn the house.
(c) Fight.
(d) Give their money.

5. What does the narrator wear as she walks down the street?
(a) Her nightgown and a blanket.
(b) A long robe.
(c) A dress.
(d) A shirt and flannel pants.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator stop to rest?

2. Who does the narrator find in her kitchen when she comes down to quiet Vercueil's dog?

3. Where does the police stop the narrator's car?

4. Why did Vercueil abandon his career at sea?

5. What does the narrator try to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is playing on the television when Mr. Vercueil brings the television into the room?

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

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

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

6. What does the policeman at the roadblock tell the narrator?

7. What happens to Mrs. Curren when she is lying down under an overpass?

8. What do the narrator and Mr. Thabane discuss about comradeship?

9. What was the narrator planning to do with her car?

10. Why is Florence comforted inside the building?

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