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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 the narrator stop to rest?
(a) Under a bridge.
(b) In an alley.
(c) Under a newspaper booth.
(d) On a park bench.

2. What is the boy's name?
(a) Mark.
(b) Jack.
(c) John.
(d) Eko.

3. What does the narrator hear as she makes her way to the door?
(a) A plane passing above.
(b) Knocks on the door.
(c) Car parking.
(d) Voices outside the kitchen doors.

4. What happens late at night in Part Three?
(a) Florence is wounded in a shootout.
(b) Florence is arrested.
(c) Florence receives a phone call.
(d) Florence leaves for Zimbabwe.

5. What does the narrator think about after Vercueil left her alone?
(a) The dog.
(b) Her daughter.
(c) Her mistakes in life.
(d) Her death.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mr. Vercueil appear to be in Part Three "p.115-147"?

2. How does the narrator sign one of the letters where she talks about Vercueil?

3. Why does Florence's cousin give the narrator a jacket to put over her head?

4. What does the narrator think of Vercueil's cooking?

5. What do the officers prevent the narrator from doing?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Mr. Vercueil different at the start of Part Three, pg. 115-147?

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

3. Why does Mrs. Curren call Dr. Syfret?

4. Why does Mr. Thabane advise the narrator to put a jacket over her head?

5. What does the narrator notice when passing by Florence's room in Part Three, p. 147-176?

6. What does the narrator explain over tea?

7. What advice does the narrator offer to Mr. Thabane?

8. What has Mr. Vercueil become interested in?

9. What does Mr. Vercueil say of the bottle in the paper bag?

10. What does John ask when he comes downstairs?

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