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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. What is the name of the homeless man?

2. What does the narrator say about charity not being appreciated?

3. Why do the youth of the township do?

4. How does the narrator sign the letter she writes to her housekeeper?

5. What does the housekeeper call Mr. Vercueil?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the narrator told about her plan to make a complaint?

4. What is the narrator surprised about when she observes Mr. Vercueil?

5. What does the narrator say about charity?

6. What does the narrator find near her garage?

7. Who does the narrator reveal she is speaking to according to Part One, pg. 3-15?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss why Vercueil acted as a guide or mentor to Mrs. Curren and how he influenced her.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the impact apartheid had on schools and students in South Africa.

Essay Topic 3

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

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