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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 does Mr. Vercueil seem to be sleeping off?

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

3. What does the housekeeper call Mr. Vercueil?

4. What type of document introduces the "Age of Iron"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator ask the homeless man to do upon her death?

2. What did Bheki and another teenage boy do?

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

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

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

6. What happens after the police van continued driving?

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

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

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

10. What does the narrator say about charity?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the significance of the names, Hope and Beauty, Florence's daughters and how these names are used as an allegory in "Age of Iron".

Essay Topic 3

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

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