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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. Where does the housekeeper's husband work?

2. What injury does Bheki's friend have following the crash?

3. What does Mr. Vercueil do after being beaten?

4. What does Mr. Vercueil seem to be sleeping off?

5. What is the call the narrator receives while playing music about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator explain when a neighbor who calls on the phone?

2. What did Bheki and another teenage boy do?

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

4. What did Mr. Vercueil do with more access to money?

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

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

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

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

9. Who does the narrator see parked outside of her house?

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

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

Discuss why Coetzee chose to use first person and a narrator to tell the story in the "Age of Iron".

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Coetzee's development of the plot in the "Age of Iron", from the initial situation to the climax and conclusion.

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