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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 do Bheki and his friend crash into?

2. Who harasses and beats Mr. Vercueil one day?

3. Why does the narrator cry when arriving in town?

4. Where is the person the narrator finds at the start of Part One?

5. What does the narrator say about the media?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who enters the house at the start of Part Two, pg. 56-86?

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

5. What does the narrator say to the homeless man about her family?

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

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

8. What happened to the narrator three years ago?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the symbolism and meaning of the title, "Age of Iron".

Essay Topic 2

Examine how rules and order are depicted in the book, and conclude why Mrs. Curren believes that the rules are necessary to maintain peace.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the history of apartheid in South Africa, including why it was instituted, who it benefited, and the impact it had on the townships.

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