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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator think the person that lives near her house will return?

2. What does the narrator give the man following his reaction to her comment regarding giving money for nothing?

3. When does the person the narrator met at the start of Part One return?

4. What disease is the narrator diagnosed with?

5. What does the housekeeper call Mr. Vercueil?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator warn Florence of regarding hate?

2. What does the narrator tell the homeless man stories about on the trip into town?

3. What does the homeless men decline after answering questions about his birthplace?

4. What does the homeless man do when the narrator brings him coffee?

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

6. What is unique about the aged woman's views on the apartheid system?

7. What happened to the narrator three years ago?

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

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

10. What did Bheki and another teenage boy do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the significance of the statement that the House of Parliament is the "house of shame."

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the principles which the youth live by in the "Age of Iron" and compare it with Mrs. Curren's principles.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the significance of the setting of Mrs. Curren's home and how Mrs. Curren attempts to protect her space.

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