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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 housekeeper's son?

2. Where is the man that the narrator brings on her trip to town from?

3. What job does the narrator offer the man she went to town with?

4. What does one of Bheki's friends bring to the narrator's home?

5. Where does the narrator find Mr. Vercueil at the start of Part Two?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who does the narrator want out of the house?

3. What does the narrator do when her car won't start according to Part One, pg. 15-33?

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 happens when the narrator leaves to go shopping?

7. What does Bheki inform the narrator of regarding the police and not being in school?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze Florence's reaction to Mr. Vercueil and compare it with Mrs. Curren's reaction to him.

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

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